The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health region remained at 153, provincial officials announced on Wednesday.
That’s the same number as Monday, and only up slightly from 150 last Friday, April 17. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry also announced 71 new cases throughout the province, bringing B.C.’s total to 1,759, up from Tuesday’s total of 1,724, along with three new deaths.
The deaths, according to Henry, all occurred in long-term care homes. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases elsewhere throughout B.C: Henry also said there are 1,079 people in B.C.
who have fully recovered from the virus, up from 1,041 on Tuesday. However, she also announced outbreaks, including three in long-term care facilities in the