The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of five more British Columbians, provincial health officials said Friday. The province said three of those deaths are linked to long-term care homes, which have now accounted for 33 of the 55 COVID-19 deaths in B.C.
The province confirmed 40 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the provincial total to 1,410. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Of those cases, 879 people have fully recovered.
Hospitalization numbers continued their slow downward trend Friday. The province said there were 128 people in hospital with COVID-19, down four from Thursday, and 65 people in intensive care, down three overnight.