Vancouver Island adds 5 deaths, 218 new COVID-19 cases over weekend
CTV
Health officials in B.C. identified 218 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Island region over the weekend.
The cases were among 1,370 cases found across the province over the past three days, including 568 cases reported Saturday, 470 recorded Sunday and 332 cases added Monday.
There are currently 4,668 active cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia, 663 of which are located in the Island Health region, according to a statement from the B.C. Ministry of Health.
Island Health data identified the locations of 581 active cases Monday, including 131 in the South Island, 386 in the Central Island and 64 in the North Island.
Over the weekend, 25 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed in B.C., including five that occurred in the Island Health region.
Eight other deaths were reported in Fraser Health, seven were recorded in Interior Health, and five more were confirmed in Northern Health.
Since the pandemic began, 2,181 people have died of the illness in British Columbia, including 96 deaths recorded in the Island Health region.
There are currently 39 active COVID-19 outbreaks at health-care facilities in B.C., including one on Vancouver Island.
Island Health declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at a long-term care home in Nanaimo over the weekend.
