bc B.C. confirms record high 941 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 more deaths Fraser Health region records 72% of new cases; officials announce $230 fine for not following mask order B.C. shattered its single-day record for new COVID-19 cases, confirming another 941 on Tuesday and 10 more deaths within the last 24 hours, as the province continued to urge everyone to put a pause on social interactions. The Fraser Health region continued to drive the spike in new infections with 72 percent of the new cases occurring in that health region. There are currently 284 people in hospital, up from 198 last Tuesday. Of that number, 61 are in intensive care. The death toll now stands at 358, up from 310 a week ago, with 7,732 active cases of people

alberta More than one-third of children who tested positive were asymptomatic, Alberta team finds Fever, loss of taste or smell among telltale COVID-19 symptoms in Canadian kids New research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) found that one-third of children who tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 had no symptoms, but in those that did, loss of taste/smell, headache, fever and nausea/vomiting were most strongly associated with positive cases. Other flu-like symptoms — including cough, runny nose and sore throat — were the most prominent symptoms in positive cases, but the study suggests they couldn't be used to accurately predict which cases were positive because they were also most prominent in cases that tested negative. The study, published Monday, was by researchers at the University of Alberta who analyzed 2,463 test results from children in the province between April 13 to Sept. 30. They compared symptoms of those who tested positive (1,987) with those who tested negative (476).