COVID-19 on Thursday.The number of active cases in the province also edged upward to 1,175, said provincial health officer, Dr.
Bonnie Henry, in a live briefing.The fatality reported Thursday was at Burnaby’s New Vista long-term care home, bringing B.C.’s death toll to 210.Nearly 77 per cent of B.C.’s total 6,041 cases have recovered.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]However, the number of cases has accelerated rapidly in recent weeks: 2,000 of the province’s total cases were added in the last 15 days.“We’ve had an increased number of cases per day again in the last week, with 547 new cases,” said Herny.The median age of cases has also dropped from the mid 50s to 41, reflecting that many of the new.