Eleven more people have died of COVID-19 in B.C., bringing the total to 69, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Monday.
Henry said the majority of deaths have been in long-term care facilities, which have seen a total of 254 cases — 159 residents and 97 staff.
There were 45 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 announced on Monday. There have been 1,490 confirmed cases in the province. Of those, 905 people are considered to be fully recovered.
One hundred thirty-seven people are in hospital, including 58 in intensive care or acute care units. Twelve people on Vancouver Island are in hospital.
There have been 87 cases on Vancouver Island. There are 650 cases in Vancouver Coastal Health, 591 in Fraser Health, 136 in Interior Health and 26 in Northern Health.
Not everyone who might have COVID-19 is tested, and actual cases are likely higher than the confirmed cases. Guidelines from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control limit testing to people who are hospitalized or likely to be hospitalized, health-care workers, residents in long-term care and people who are part of an investigation for a cluster outbreak.
