B.C. on January 6 reported that it has a record 381 people in hospitals with COVID-19 infections, with 78 of those people sick enough to be in intensive care units. The province also recorded its . . .
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B.C.’s COVID-19 case count is on the rise again.
Provincial health officials announced 625 new cases on Wednesday (Jan. 6) for a total of 55,254.
That comes after 428 cases on Tuesday and a daily average of 552 over the New Year’s weekend.
There has also been eight more deaths for a total of 962.
One of the new deaths is at the Heritage Square care home in Vernon, the second at that facility.
There are 6,343 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, with 381 people hospitalized, 78 in intensive care.
Currently, 8,719 people are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases, and a further 46,728 people who tested positive are considered have recovered.