By James Peters

COVID-19

Ninety new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.; active case count jumps above 800

Aug 21, 2020 | 4:06 PM

KAMLOOPS — It has been a troubling 24 hours in the fight against COVID-19 in B.C.

According to a news release from Health Minister Adrian Dix and Deputy Provincial Health Officer Dr. Reka Gustafson, 90 new cases of the virus have been recorded since Thursday (Aug. 20).

Those cases bring the provincial total to 4,915 since the pandemic arrived, spread through B.C. as follows:

• 1,569 (Vancouver Coastal)
• 2,572 (Fraser Health)
• 160 (Island Health)
• 417 (Interior Health)
• 122 (Northern Health)
• 75 (Reside outside of Canada)

The 417 cases in Interior Health represent an increase of six since Thursday.

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The number of active cases of the virus in B.C. has jumped to 824, including 13 people in hospital and five in intensive care.

Interior Health says there are 17 active cases within the region, but no one hospitalized.

For the second day in a row, two people have died of COVID-19, boosting the B.C. death toll to 202.

There are 2,594 people under active public health monitoring because they have come into contact with COVID-19 cases.

The number of those considered fully recovered from the virus is now 3,889, or 79 per cent of total cases.