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BC health officials to provide latest on COVID19

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 01 Mar, 2022 01:00 PM
  • BC health officials to provide latest on COVID19

B-C health officials are scheduled to give an update on COVID-19 at 1 p-m today.

The province recorded another 22 deaths linked to COVID-19 over a three-day period bringing the fatalities to two-thousand-873.

Officials say the number of people in hospitals due to COVID-19 declined again with 549 patients in hospital as of yesterday, a drop from 599 on Friday.

The province also reported 974 new cases of COVID-19 over the three-day period ending Monday, although health officials have said the number is likely higher due to testing capacity limits. (The Canadian Press)

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