COVID-19 surge continues in B.C. with 911 new cases Friday, 11 more deaths

Nov 27, 2020 | 3:42 PM

VICTORIA — The surge in COVID-19 cases seen throughout North America is being mirrored in B.C.

In a news conference, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry revealed the province has found a daily record 911 new cases of COVID-19 Friday (Nov. 27), including 47 within Interior Health.

The new cases mean the total case count in B.C. has eclipsed 30,000, at a total of 30,885, spread around B.C. as follows:

8,482 — Vancouver Coastal (up by 153)
19,428 — Fraser Health (up by 649)
571 — Island Health (up by 27)
1,538 — Interior Health (up by 47)
772 — Northern Health (up by 35)
94 — Reside outside of Canada (unchanged)

Henry reported 301 people are now in hospital with COVID-19, including 69 in critical or intensive care.

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Within Interior Health, there are 399 active cases, with ten people in hospital including one in intensive care.

IH also notes there are 29 cases now associated with a community cluster in Revelstoke. Many of those being infected are in their early 30s.

Eleven more people have died from the virus — eight people in Fraser Health and three in Vancouver Coastal. That swells the provincial death toll to 395.

A total of 10,430 people are subject to public health monitoring because they have come in direct contact with known COVID-19 cases.

There are 21,304 people considered fully recovered from the virus, or 69 per cent of all recorded cases.

by James Peters

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COVID-19 surge continues in B.C. with 911 new cases Friday, 11 more deaths

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