By James Peters

COVID-19

B.C. sees 82 new cases of COVID-19; two more in Interior Health

Oct 1, 2020 | 3:15 PM

VICTORIA — Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has reported 82 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday (Oct. 1), including two cases in Interior Health.

That brings the provincial total to 9,220, spread through B.C. as follows:

• 3,360 — Vancouver Coastal (up by 20)
• 4,712 — Fraser Health (up by 54)
• 209 — Island Health (up by 1)
• 535 — Interior Health (up by 2)
• 317 — Northern Health (up by 5)
• 87 — Reside outside of Canada (unchanged)

Henry says there are 1,261 active cases in B.C. Thursday, down slightly from Wednesday. Sixty-nine of those people are in hospital and 19 are in critical or intensive care.

Of all those hospitalized, two are in Interior Health.

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A person within the Fraser Health area has died of COVID-19, bringing the provincial death toll to 235.

Henry says 3,093 people are under public health monitoring because they have been exposed to known COVID-19 cases.

A total of 7,695 are considered fully recovered, or 83 per cent of all recorded cases.