B.C. records 4 COVID-19-related deaths over the weekend as numbers continue to spike
Monday's update includes 294 new cases, bringing active infections to a record-high 1,107.
Four people have died of COVID-19 in B.C. since Friday, and 294 new cases of the virus have been confirmed.
There is now a record-high 1,107 active infections of the novel coronavirus in the province out of 5,790 to date, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced Monday. Three of the deaths recorded this weekend were in long-term care; to date, 208 people have died from infection caused by the virus.
The number of COVID-19 patients in hospital has risen to 28, including 10 in intensive care. There is one new outbreak in the Normanna long-term care home in Burnaby, after a staff member tested positive.
