COVID-19 death since June 4.Health officials did not hold a news conference on Friday, but announced the fatality, along with 16 new cases of the virus, in a joint statement.The death was in the Vancouver Coastal Health region.
Three of the new cases are linked to long-term care homes.However, the province said there were no new community outbreaks or new outbreaks in residential care facilities on Friday.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Active outbreaks remain ongoing at five long-term care facilities.B.C.