COVID-19 Update: BC’s recovery rate reaches 83% as active cases plummet

(Files by Brendan Pawliw-MyPGNow)

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed 12 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, for a total of 2,530

There have been no new cases in Interior  or Northern Health since Saturday’s update.

There are 267 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 2,102 people have fully recovered from the virus – a recovery rate of 83%.

Thirty-seven people are hospitalized,  7 of which are in intensive or critical care.

Sadly, four more British Columbians have died of the virus, with the death toll now at 161.

The breakdown by Health Authority is as follows:

• 894 in Vancouver Coastal Health
• 1,253 in Fraser Health
• 127 in Island Health
• 194 in Interior Health
• 62 in Northern Health