By James Peters

COVID-19

B.C. remains steady with 119 new COVID-19 cases; two in Interior Health

Oct 9, 2020 | 3:25 PM

KAMLOOPS — While the two most populous provinces in Canada are seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases, B.C. remains steady at its current rate.

In a news release, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the province recorded 119 new cases Friday (Oct. 9). Two of those cases were found within Interior Health.

The new cases bring the province’s total case count to 10,185, spread through B.C. as follows:

• 3,728 — Vancouver Coastal (up by 35)
• 5,253 — Fraser Health (up by 79)
• 225 — Island Health (up by 2)
• 559 — Interior Health (up by 2)
• 331 — Northern Health (up by 1)
• 89 — Reside outside of Canada (unchanged)

Henry reports 1,406 active cases in B.C., including 68 people who are hospitalized and 19 in intensive care.

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Interior Health reports 18 active cases including one person in hospital.

There have been no new deaths due to COVID-19 in the province, leaving B.C.’s death toll at 245.

A total of 3,180 people are under active public health monitoring due to exposure to known COVID-19 cases.

The number of people considered fully recovered from the virus is now 8,502, or 83 per cent of all recorded cases.