The province has broken another COVID-19 record.
During today’s briefing, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, announced 409 people are currently hospitalized with the virus, a new record. 125 of those patients are in intensive care.
The province also recorded 1,205 new cases, with three additional deaths related to the virus. 66 of the new cases are in the Northern Health region.
Dr. Henry says about 60% of new cases are the contagious variants of concern, with the U.K. variant accounting for about 50%, and the Brazil variant accounting for about 49%.
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