By James Peters

COVID-19

B.C. sees 673 new COVID-19 cases, 21 more deaths, 66 more cases in Interior

Dec 17, 2020 | 4:02 PM

VICTORIA — B.C. is reporting 673 new cases of COVID-19, including 66 within Interior Health.

In her briefing Thursday (Dec. 17), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said that raises the total of those found with COVID-19 since the pandemic began to 44,776, spread through B.C. as follows:

• 10,863 — Vancouver Coastal (up 145)
• 28,481 — Fraser Health (up by 403)
• 803 — Island Health (up by 4)
• 3,064 — Interior Health (up by 66)
• 1,462 — Northern Health (up by 47)
• 107 — Reside outside of Canada (up by 8)

There are now 10,009 active cases of the virus within B.C., with 358 people in hospital including 93 in critical or intensive care.

Within Interior Health, there are 803 active cases, with 28 people in hospital including eight in critical care.

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Twenty-one more people died with COVID-19, lifting the province’s death toll to 713.

Henry reported 10,388 people under active public health monitoring because they had contacts with positive COVID-19 cases.

A total of 32,963 people are considered fully recovered, or 74 per cent of all recorded cases.