By James Peters

COVID-19

Only seven new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.; 78 per cent of all cases now recovered

May 12, 2020 | 3:20 PM

VICTORIA — Provincial health officials have reported the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in exactly two months.

In her daily briefing, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported seven new test positive cases Tuesday (May 12), bringing the total number in B.C. to 2,360.

The last time B.C. saw seven or fewer new cases was March 12.

One more person has died of COVID-19, bringing the provincial death toll to 131.

The 2,360 total cases are spread through the province as follows:

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• 874 (Vancouver Coastal)
• 1124 (Fraser Health)
• 125 (Vancouver Island)
• 180 (Interior Health)
• 57 (Northern Health)

Sixty-three people are in hospital with COVID-19 symptoms — including two in the Interior Health region — and 16 are in critical or intensive care.

The proportion of people who have recovered from the virus is now 1,832, or 78 per cent.