Island Health reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths, nearly 200 new cases
CTV
Two more COVID-19-related deaths were confirmed in Island Health on Thursday, according to a statement from the B.C. Ministry of Health.
Three other deaths related to the illness were reported in B.C. over the past 24 hours, including two in Interior Health and one in Northern Health.
Since the pandemic began, 2,730 people have died of COVID-19 in B.C., including 197 in Island Health.
Eighty-seven people are currently in hospital with COVID-19 on Vancouver Island, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.
That total is down from 104 reported Wednesday and 117 confirmed a week ago on Feb. 3.
Fourteen patients are receiving critical care in Island Health on Thursday, up from 13 reported yesterday and 10 confirmed on Feb. 3.
Around this time last month, on Jan. 10, 64 people were in hospital with COVID-19 on Vancouver Island, including 13 patients who required intensive care.
Another 199 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the Vancouver Island region Thursday.
The new cases were among 1,318 cases confirmed across the province over the past 24 hours.
