For the second day in a row, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased in the Interior Health region. On Saturday, provincial health officials said there were now 135 cases in Interior Health, up from 132 on Friday.
Health officials said those three cases were part of 35 new cases across the province, pushing B.C.’s total to 1,445. Last weekend, there were 128 confirmed cases in the region.
That increased to 130 on Wednesday and remained there until two more cases were announced on Friday. The province also announced three new deaths on Saturday, but that 905 people have recovered from COVID-19.
It also said 53,505 tests for coronavirus had been completed as of April 9. The number of confirmed case of COVID-19 in B.C. (approximate