Health Minister Adrian Dix and Chief Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provide an update on COVID-19 on May 18, 2020 (Image Credit: BC Government)

By Dylana Kneeshaw

COVID-19 UPDATE

B.C health officials reporting two new COVID-19 cases over last 24 hours

May 19, 2020 | 3:24 PM

VICTORIA — The province is reporting just two new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, however three more deaths were announced today.

In an update today (May 19), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the new cases have made for a total of 2,446 cases so far in B.C.

Dr. Henry says unfortunately, there have been three additional deaths recorded in the last 24 hours. To date, 146 people have died around British Columbia.

Interior Health remains at 181 cases, with no new positives reported since the last update.

Elsewhere, 883 cases have been identified within Vancouver Coastal Health, 1,196 cases within the Fraser Health Authority, 126 cases in Vancouver Island Health, and 60 cases have been reported within the Northern Health Region.

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Dr. Henry reports that active outbreaks remain at 19 – of those, 14 are in long term care or assisted living facilities, and 5 are ongoing in the acute care system.

With recovery rates, so far 1,975 of the COVID-19 cases have recovered. Of the total cases, 45 people are hospitalized, including 12 individuals being treated in critical or intensive care units.

For more information from the B.C Centre for Disease Control, click here.