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Update

98 new Covid cases, two in Interior

Sep 25, 2020 | 3:31 PM

B.C. is reporting 98 new COVID-19 cases heading into the weekend.

That includes 2 new cases in Interior Health where there are 34 active cases and one person in hospital.

B.C.’s total case number is now 8,641 since the pandemic started.

“There has been one new COVID-related death in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, for a total of 230 deaths in B.C.

There are 1,349 active cases in the province, 3,533 people who are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases and 7,036 people who tested positive have recovered.

Currently, 62 individuals are hospitalized with COVID-19, with 19 of those in intensive care.

Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 3,127 cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 4,412 in the Fraser Health region, 204 in the Island Health region, 522 in the Interior Health region, 289 in the Northern Health region and 87 cases of people who reside outside of Canada.

There has been one new health-care facility outbreak at the Peace Portal Seniors Village and the outbreak at Surrey Memorial Hospital has been declared over. In total, 10 long-term care or assisted-living facilities and four acute-care facilities have active outbreaks.

There have been no new community outbreaks.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said in a statement, with the cooler weather arriving, now is the time for all of us take a step back from connecting in person to staying connected in other, safer ways.

“Stepping back from our social interactions does not mean losing touch. Rather, you can continue to reach out to friends near and far with the many tools we have available to us to connect virtually. This weekend, do your part by making safe choices, using our COVID-19 safety basics and doing all we can to keep our friends, family and communities safe,” stated Henry.

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