Majority of the new cases are in the Halifax area and are individuals aged 18-35.

The province recorded one COVID-19-related death overnight, a significant drop after two days of double-digit fatalities.

'We will not hesitate to shut down the economy in sections if necessary.'

An additional 12,016 people were in isolation due to possible exposure -- about the population of the City of Prince Rupert. 

British Columbia reported 234 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the ninth consecutive day the province has added more than 200 cases to its total.

As of Friday, British Columbia was dealing with more than 2,000 active cases of the virus.

Seventy-two people were in hospital, 26 of them in critical or intensive care.

Daily new cases of the virus have seen a recent uptick, with B.C. reporting more than 100 new in each of the past 13 days.

The number of active cases edged upward once again to 1,406, while another 3,180 people were in isolation due to possible exposure. 

British Columbia reached another grim milestone Thursday, as the total number of COVID-19 cases recorded in the province topped 10,000.