B.C. COVID-19 case count up by 324 Wednesday; 50 new cases in Interior Health

VICTORIA — B.C. reported 324 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday (Nov. 17), including 50 within Interior Health.

The province’s health ministry says the active caseload is down to 3,380 (-188 from Tuesday). Within Interior Health, there are 622 active cases, down by 61.

There are 379 COVID-19 patients in hospital, including 109 in intensive care, both totals up slightly.

Seven more people have died of the virus, raising the death toll to 2,281.