COVID-19 surge continued Friday, as the province reported new all-time highs for single-day case growth and hospitalizations.In a written statement, health officials reported 617 new cases of the virus, eclipsing the record of 594 set just Thursday.
B.C. sets new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations, adds 1,130 cases over 2 days There were 167 people hospitalized with COVID-19, while 50 people were in critical or intensive care, a number last recorded in the third week of April.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]There were two new deaths, bringing B.C.’s total to 290.Most of the new cases were in the Fraser Health region (424) and Vancouver Coastal Health region (130).
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