By James Peters

COVID-19

Yet another daily record set with 762 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 10 more deaths

Nov 18, 2020 | 3:20 PM

VICTORIA — In what has become a regular occurrence, B.C. has set another daily record for its COVID-19 case count.

In a news release, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports 762 new cases of the virus Wednesday (Nov. 18), including 38 in Interior Health.

The new cases bring the provincial total to 24,422, distributed through B.C. as follows:

• 7,081 — Vancouver Coastal (up by 210)
• 15,140 — Fraser Health (up by 481)
• 417 — Island Health (up by 20)
• 1,144 — Interior Health (up by 38)
• 553 — Northern Health (up by 13)
• 92 — Reside outside of Canada (unchanged)

There are now 6,861 active cases of COVID-19 in B.C., with 209 cases in hospital and 58 in intensive care.

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Ten more people have died because of the virus, bringing the provincial death toll to 320.

A total of 9,871 people are under active public health monitoring due to direct exposure to cases of COVID-19.

The number of those considered fully recovered is now 16,914, or 69 per cent of all recorded cases.