By James Peters

COVID-19

Thirteen new COVID-19 cases turn up in Interior Health, 167 province-wide

Oct 20, 2020 | 4:29 PM

VICTORIA — Provincial health officials are reporting 167 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday (Oct. 20), including an alarming 13 new cases in Interior Health.

The new cases bring B.C.’s total to 11,854 cases since the pandemic was declared, spread through B.C. as follows:

• 4,175 — Vancouver Coastal (up by 29)
• 6,366 — Fraser Health (up by 122)
• 244 — Island Health (up by 1)
• 624 — Interior Health (up by 13)
• 357 — Northern Health (up by 2)
• 88 — Reside outside of Canada (unchanged)

In a news release, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there are 1,688 active cases of the virus, including 69 people who are in hospital and 18 in intensive care.

Within Interior Health, the number of active cases has risen to 47, including two people in hospital and one in intensive care.

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Henry says there are 4,156 people under active public health monitoring because they have been exposed to people known to have COVID-19.

The total number of people considered fully recovered has now reached 9,871, or 83 per cent of all recorded cases.