The Interior Health region now has 27 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the provincial government announced on Saturday. Released by Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr.
Bonnie Henry, the news is a rise from 19 confirmed cases on Friday and 12 cases on Thursday. During its daily press gathering regarding the novel coronavirus pandemic, and the steps that the provincial government is taking to combat the spread, Dix and Henry also announced 76 new positive cases, bringing B.C.’s total to 424.
Of those 424, the majority are in the Lower Mainland, with 230 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region and 126 in the Fraser Health region.