Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 21 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. on Saturday, bringing the total to 2,428.
- 21 more people have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
- One more person has died in the past 24 hours.
- There have been 2,428 cases and 141 people have died in total.
- There are 355 active cases in B.C.
- 49 people are in hospital, 11 of them in the ICU.
- 1,932 people have recovered.
- No new community outbreaks.
- No new outbreaks in long-term care homes.
- There 15 ongoing outbreaks in long-term care homes, and five ongoing outbreaks in acute care facilities.
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 21 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. on Saturday, bringing the total to 2,428.
One additional person has died, bringing the total number of deaths to 141.
There is an ongoing outbreak at Oppenheimer Group, a fruit and vegetable processing plant in Coquitlam, where there are three cases. There is also an ongoing outbreak in the intensive care unit of Abbotsford Regional Hospital, where six staff and two patients have tested positive.
But Henry said there is no concern that health care workers in that facility are lacking proper personal protective equipment.
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