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By James Peters

COVID-19

With more new COVID-19 cases Thursday, province encourages residents not to travel this long weekend

May 14, 2020 | 3:21 PM

VICTORIA — Provincial health officials are urging people to avoid travelling this upcoming long weekend as more COVID-19 test positive cases and deaths are reported.

In her daily COVID-19 update Thursday (May 14), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 15 new cases of COVID-19, for a province-wide total of 2,392.

For the first time in six days, one of those new cases was recorded in Interior Health.

Here is where the instances of COVID-19 have been found:

• 878 (Vancouver Coastal)
• 1149 (Fraser Health)
• 126 (Vancouver Island)
• 181 (Interior Health)
• 58 (Northern Health)

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Five-hundred of the total number of cases have been recorded in the province’s health system, including 309 residents and 191 staff.

There are 15 active outbreaks in long-term care facilities and four outbreaks in acute care facilities.

Of the total number of test positive cases, 1,885 people are considered fully recovered — or 79 per cent.

Fifty-eight people are hospitalized with symptoms of COVID-19, including 12 in critical or intensive care. Only one of those hospitalized is in Interior Health.

The number of deaths has increased by three Thursday, to 135. All three deaths were recorded within the Fraser Health region.