The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in B.C. has crept up to 87 – the highest number since April 29, according to data the province released October 28.
Three more people are hospitalized today, compared with yesterday, and 25 of those hospitalized are in intensive care units.
The news comes as 287 new infections have been recorded in the past 24 hours. High levels of new cases have been recorded all week, and the 1,818 new cases recorded in the past week is an all-time high. The vast majority of new cases are in the Fraser Health region, although new cases have been identified in all health regions.
The breakdown of all known infections in B.C. by health region, with the number of new cases overnight in brackets is:
• 4,545 in Vancouver Coastal Health (69);
• 7,863 in Fraser Health (189);
• 253 in Island Health (three);
• 727 in Interior Health (10);
• 399 in Northern Health (16); and
• 88 people who reside outside Canada (no change).
Since the first infection was detected in late February, there has been a total of 13,875 people who have contracted the virus that spawned the global pandemic.
Of those, 11,244, or more than 81%, have recovered. Another 2,316 people are actively battling infections, with the vast majority of those people self-isolating at home.
Two new deaths recorded overnight mean that the province's death toll from the disease has risen to 261. The remaining 54 infected people are unaccounted for, with health officials saying that the most likely explanation is that they left the province without alerting authorities.
The number of tests conducted in the past 24 hours was not immediately available.
There remains an active outbreak at Surrey Memorial Hospital, while the province confirmed news reported yesterday by Fraser Health: that the outbreak at Delta Hospital has been declared over.
The province also said that there is a new outbreak at PICS assisted living facility in Surrey – mere days after the province announced that an outbreak at that facility was over.
There are 20 other seniors' long-term care or assisted-living facilities with ongoing, active outbreaks. They are:
• Evergreen Baptist Care Society in White Rock;
• Good Samaritan Victoria Heights in New Westminster;
• Queens Park Care Centre;
• Sunset Manor in Chilliwack;
• Three Links Care Centre in Vancouver;
• Royal Arch Masonic Home in Vancouver;
• Haro Park Centre long-term care facility in Vancouver;
• Banfield Pavilion 4 West in Vancouver;
• Peace Portal Seniors Village in Surrey;
• Rosemary Heights Seniors Village in Surrey;
• Zion Park Manor in Surrey;
• Laurel Place in Surrey;
• Avenida Seniors Community;
• The Village in Langley;
• Fort Langley Seniors Community in Fort Langley; and
• Baillie House in Maple Ridge;
• Fellburn Care Centre in Burnaby;
• St. Michael's Centre in Burnaby;
• Fair Haven Homes Burnaby Lodge in Burnaby; and
• Agassiz Seniors Community.
