B.C. COVID-19 case count grows by 546; 70 new cases in Interior

B.C. has recorded another 546 cases of COVID-19 Thursday (Jan. 28), according to Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. That total includes 70 new cases in Interior Health.

The new cases swell the provincial COVID-19 case count to 66,265, spread through B.C. as follows:

• 15,187 — Vancouver Coastal (up by 174)
• 40,061 — Fraser Health (up by 218)
• 1,567 — Island Health (up by 30)
• 6,080 — Interior Health (up by 70)
• 3,334 — Northern Health (up by 51)
• 141 — Reside outside of Canada (up by 3)

There are 4,455 active cases of COVID-19 in B.C. Thursday, up by 156 from Wednesday. Of the active cases, 291 patients are in hospital with 75 in intensive care.