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COVID-19: 6 more deaths reported in BC, including 2 on Vancouver Island, 55 new cases take the total to 1,121
BY , Apr 3, 2020 12:18 AM - REPORT AN ERROR
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry responds to questions during a news conference about the provincial response to the coronavirus, in Vancouver, on Friday, March 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The B.C. government says there are 55 new cases of COVID-19 in the province for a total of 1,121.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says one of the new cases is an inmate at the Okanagan Correctional Centre.
She says it's the first positive test in a correctional facility in B.C.
Henry also reports that six additional people have died after contracting the virus, bringing the total number of deaths in B.C. to 31.
She says 149 people are hospitalized, while 641 people have recovered.
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