By Glen Korstrom | December 11, 2020, 2:50pm
B.C. s provincial health officer Bonnie Henry spoke to media December 10 | B.C. government
A steady rise in the number of new COVID-19 infections in the past four days has helped B.C. set a new record for the number of people actively battling the viral illness that has spawned a global pandemic.
Of the 9,587 people with active infections, the vast majority have been told to self-isolate at home, although 342 people are now in B.C. hospitals – down four from yesterday, but not far from the record 359 hospital patients on December 7. Of those hospitalized, however, a record 87 people have illnesses serious enough to be in intensive care units.
B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. (via THE CANADIAN PRESS)
COVID-19 numbers remain high throughout B.C., while the north saw a flurry of activity related to the virus.
In a written statement today (Dec. 11), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 737 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours for a new grand total of 40,797.
Of those, Northern Health has 41, which brings the authority s recorded number to 1,240.
The northern region has 421 active cases with 46 in hospital and 17 of those in ICU.
There are 9,589 people listed as active for COVID-19 throughout the province, 342 are in hospital with 87 in critical care.
There were 482 active COVID-19 cases in the Northern Health region as of Dec. 23 with 31 new cases reported Wednesday (1,651 total). There have been 1,152 recoveries, 16 related deaths, and 43,857 tests to date.
There were 482 active COVID-19 cases in the Northern Health region as of Dec. 23 with 31 new cases reported Wednesday (1,651 total). There have been 1,152 recoveries, 16 related deaths, and 43,857 tests to date.
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