B.C. reports no new COVID-19 deaths for 'first time in a while'
There have been no new deaths from the virus since Monday, when provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced four deaths, all in long-term care facilities.
"I am extremely pleased that today, for the first time in a while, we've had no new deaths from COVID-19 in British Columbia," Henry said. "That is good news for us." Most of B.C.'s cases have been found in the Lower Mainland, with 1,261 found in the Fraser Health region and 897 cases in the Vancouver Coastal Health region.
Elsewhere in the province, there have been 127 cases in the Island Health region, 194 in the Interior and 62 cases in the Northern Health region.There are currently 258 active cases of the virus in B.C., with 37 of those patients in hospital and seven of them in critical or intensive care.
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