British Columbia has recorded its highest single-day death toll from COVID-19 since April 20, as the province deals with two new outbreaks of the virus.
The province says five more people have died of the virus, while it has confirmed 15 new cases.
The two outbreaks are at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital, where eight cases have been confirmed, and at at the Oppenheimer Group, a Coquitlam produce wholesaler, where three cases have been confirmed.
The company says the cases, which it described as “mild,” were detected on May 12, 14 and 15.
“Two of the individuals are members of the same family and occasionally carpool to work with the third,” said a company spokesperson in an email.
“Following the first positive test, all employees who had worked in proximity with the ill individual departed from the facility immediately.”
The company remains open at this time, and contact tracing is underway.
In total, B.C. has recorded 2,407 cases, 79 per cent of whom have fully recovered.
The number of patients in hospital, however, continues to fall.
The province had 51 hospitalized COVID-19 patients on Friday, down seven from Thursday, and 12 patients in intensive care.