British Columbia health officials have reported 2,146 new cases – including 29 in Island Health – and 49 deaths from COVID-19 over the past 72 hours.
The number of confirmed cases in B.C. climbs to 42,943 while the province’s death toll now stands at 647.
From Friday to Saturday there were 698 new cases, from Saturday to Sunday there were 689 new cases and from Sunday to today (Dec. 14) there were 759 new cases.
Of the new cases, 1,474 were recorded in Fraser Health, 300 in Vancouver Coastal Health, 29 in Island Health, 250 in Interior Health, and 91 in Northern Health. Two cases were also in people who live outside of Canada.
There are currently 10,039 active cases in the province, 359 people in hospital – 87 of whom are in intensive care – and 11,177 people under active public health monitoring due to possible exposure to an identified case.
A total of 31,207 people have recovered from COVID-19.
“The number of people who have died and the number of families and care providers who have lost loved ones as part of their communities over this past weekend is a tragedy that all of us feel,” Dr. Bonnie Henry, the province’s provincial health officer, said during the update on Monday.
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