B.C. reported 105 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and one new death, putting the provincial case total over 9,000.
However, the province did report 1,268 active cases on Tuesday, the lowest total since Sept. 4. This number has declined steadily since reaching an all-time high of 1,987 active cases last Monday.
Much of the decline came following a delay in reporting from Vancouver Coastal Health.
So far, 9,013 cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in the province. Of those, 7,485 — or about 83 per cent — have recovered.
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It took nine days for B.C. to climb from 8,000 to 9,000 cases total. The province had risen from 7,000 to 8,000 cases in eight days.
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Tuesday’s additional fatality in the Fraser Health region brings the province’s COVID-19 death toll to 234.
Sixty-nine patients are in hospital with COVID-19, 20 of whom are in intensive care.
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