B.C.'s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry during a press conference in Victoria. (B.C. Govt.)
B.C. is reporting 1,474 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 231,117 cases in the province.
There are 7,253 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 221,280 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 187 individuals are in hospital and 71 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.
In the last 24 hours, six new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,409.
The new deaths include:
Fraser Health: three
Northern Health: one
Island Health: two
Note: The update on cases of the Omicron variant of concern will be provided in tomorrow's COVID-19 pandemic update.