17 more deaths in B.C.'s final COVID-19 update of the week
CTV
In its final COVID-19 update of the week, the B.C. Ministry of Health announced 17 more deaths Friday, bringing the province's death toll for the pandemic to 2,747.
In its final COVID-19 update of the week, the B.C. Ministry of Health announced 17 more deaths Friday, bringing the province's death toll for the pandemic to 2,747.
Hospitalizations continued to decline, however, with 846 COVID-19-positive patients admitted as of Friday.
That total includes both those whose coronavirus infection is serious enough to require hospitalization and those admitted to hospital for other reasons who tested positive incidentally.
There were 136 COVID-19-positive patients in B.C. intensive care units as of Friday.
More than half of the deaths attributed to COVID-19 on Friday were in the Fraser Health region, where nine new deaths were announced.
Vancouver Coastal Health saw two new deaths, while the Island and Interior health authorities saw three apiece.
Many of those who have died in B.C. during the pandemic have been residents of long-term care and assisted-living facilities.
