Six more die of COVID-19 in Interior; 801 new cases found in B.C.

VICTORIA — It has been a tragic day on the COVID-19 front within Interior Health.

In its daily update, the provincial health ministry is reporting six more deaths from the virus — all of them in IH. The overall death toll from COVID-19 in B.C. is now 1,824.

There were 801 new cases reported in B.C. Thursday (Sept. 2), including 237 in the Interior.

B.C. now has 5,931 active cases of COVID-19, with Interior Health at 2,112 — a decrease from Wednesday.

One-hundred-ninety-nine people are in hospital in B.C., including 116 in intensive care.

There are 20 active COVID-19 outbreaks in B.C., including a newly-declared outbreak at Hillside Village in Salmon Arm.

Meantime on Thursday, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced new restrictions for Northern Health due to rapidly-increasing COVID-19 cases in the region.

Henry also announced the province will unveil all of the details of the proof-of-vaccination program next Tuesday (Sept. 7).