B.C. health officials reported 1,959 new COVID-19 cases over three days and nine new deaths on Monday.
There were 654 cases from Friday to Saturday while 659 cases were reported from Saturday to Sunday, and 646 from Sunday to Monday. All three daily totals topped the previous daily high of 617, which was reported on Friday.
Of those cases, 1,361 were in the Fraser Health region and 455 were in Vancouver Coastal Health.
The nine deaths bring the province’s COVID-19 death toll to 299.
The number of people in hospital increased by 14 to 181, a record high. There are 57 people in intensive care, an increase of seven from Friday and the highest total since April 15.
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There are 6,279 active COVID-19 cases in the province and 10,928 people are in self-isolation.
Monday’s numbers come after three schools in the Fraser Health region were told to close over concerns of COVID-19 transmission.
There also have been outbreaks at long-term care homes, including four in the Fraser Health region and three in B.C.’s Southern Interior.
Monday’s numbers out of B.C. brought Canada’s total COVID-19 caseload over 300,000. The bleak milestone comes less than a month after Canada crossed the 200,000-case threshold on Oct. 19.
— With files from Simon Little and The Canadian Press
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