B.C. reports 358 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths over three days

B.C.’s provincial health officer on Monday reported 358 new cases of COVID-19 over a three-day period and four new deaths.

Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed 130 cases from Friday to Saturday, 108 cases from Saturday to Sunday, and 120 cases from Sunday to Monday.

The four deaths bring the province’s COVID-19 death toll to 242.

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There are 1,353 active cases in the province, an increase of 51 since Friday.

Sixty-six COVID-19 patients are in hospital, an increase of three. Sixteen of those are in intensive care.

In total, B.C. has confirmed 9,739 cases of COVID-19. Of those, 8,115 cases have recovered, or about 83 per cent.

Just over 3,000 people are in self-isolation due to potential exposure, the province reported.

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The numbers come as Henry released modelling data related to the COVID-19 pandemic in B.C.

On Monday, Fraser Health announced that Delta Hospital is closed to new admissions following an outbreak linked to 35 cases of COVID-19.

— With files from Amy Judd