File Photo of Dr. Bonnie Henry. Provincial health officials did not hold a news conference Friday (Image Credit: Flickr / Government of BC)

By James Peters

COVID-19

Province reports 29 new COVID-19 cases, four new deaths since Thursday

Apr 24, 2020 | 4:09 PM

VICTORIA — New figures from the province show 29 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the province over the past 24 hours, and four new deaths.

According to a joint news release from Health Minister Adrian Dix and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry Friday (Apr. 24), the provincial total for positive cases is now 1,853.

Of that total, the vast majority remain in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley, while 158 cases are in Interior Health, an increase of two from Thursday.

The province says 1,114 people are considered fully recovered, or 60 per cent of total cases.

The four new deaths bring the B.C. death toll to 98.

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Provincial officials say they are monitoring outbreaks at two poultry plants and the Mission Institution, in addition to 23 long-term care or acute-care facilities.

Ten people in B.C. are confirmed positive related to an outbreak stemming from the Kearl Lake oilsands project in northern Alberta.

Ninety-six people are currently in hospital with COVID-19, including 41 in critical or intensive care.