The B.C. Ministry of Health has reported 272 new cases of novel coronavirus in the province on Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 14,109.
In total, 4,664 of the cases are in the Vancouver Coastal Region, 8,219 in Fraser Health, 256 in Vancouver Island Health region, 741 in Interior Health, 412 in Northern Health region, and 89 people whose residence is outside of Canada
The number of active cases has increased by 46 to 2,390 in B.C.
There are now a total of 78 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 25 of whom are in critical care — ICU or acute care units.
One additional death were reported over the past 24 hours, and the death toll is now at 263.
6,003 people are now in isolation and being monitored by public health officials after being exposed to COVID-19.
A total of 11,670 people have now recovered from novel coronavirus in B.C.
Outbreaks
There were three outbreaks declared at health care facilities on the mainland in the past 24 hours, at Hawthorne Seniors Care Community, CareLife Fleetwood and Queen’s Park Hospital unit 3C NMSK 2.
Three prior outbreaks — at Fort Langley Seniors Community, The Village and Sunset Manor and Good Samaritan Victoria Heights — have been declared over.
There are now a total of 24 long-term care or assisted-living facilities and two acute-care facilities that have active, ongoing outbreaks.
One new community outbreak has been declared at Suncor Firebag Oil Sands.
There remain a number of ongoing COVID-19 exposure sites. B.C. residents are urged to check the BC CDC website for all public alerts about possible exposures to the virus.
Those who may have been exposed are asked to monitor their symptoms, reduce the number of contacts they have, and call 811 to get tested for the virus if they do develop symptoms.
Island Health region
No new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Island Health region on Friday.
There have been a total of 256 cases of COVID-19 in the region, six of whom have died.
Island Health reports that as of October 30, there are eight active cases on the Island.
- South Vancouver Island Active cases: 3, Total Cases: 97
- Central Vancouver Island Active cases: 3, Total Cases: 81
- North Vancouver Island Active cases: 2, Total Cases: 78
The COVID-19 case curve in Vancouver Island health region as of October 29 is represented below:
As of Monday there had been 817,076 novel coronavirus tests conducted across B.C., 97,960 of which were done in the Island Health region.
See all the latest updates about the global COVID-19 pandemic on Vancouver Island
The BCCDC has set up a 2019 novel coronavirus telephone information line at 1-833-784-4397 for those who have further questions about this disease.
Anyone concerned that they may have been exposed to, or are experiencing symptoms of the novel coronavirus, should contact their primary care provider, local public health office, or call 8-1-1.
The Province has also created the 1-888-COVID-19 line to connect British Columbians needing non-medical information about the pandemic.
As of the time of publication, the total number of COVID-19 patients worldwide has risen to 45,854,042.
Over 1,192,592 people have died from the illness and 33,194,898 have recovered.
