Northern Health Sees Fewest Number of New Covid Cases in BC Last Week for Second Week in a Row

BC saw a total of 2,036 new cases of Covid-19 between April 10th and the 16th, with 238 hospitalizations.

Of those, Northern Health saw the lowest totals in both categories, with 147 new cases, and 17 hospitalizations.

A total of 27 deaths were reported in the province over that time period, with 3 in the North, again tied for the fewest.

By Local Health Area, Terrace saw 11 new cases, Prince Rupert reported 5, Haida Gwaii saw 4, Smithers registered 3 new cases, and Burns Lake and Kitimat each saw 1 new case.

Prince George made up more than half of Northern Health’s case total, with 85 new cases for the week.