Three new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the Northern Health region on Friday.
A total of 49 cases have now been confirmed in northern B.C. since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a joint statement issued by B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix on Friday.
"Today, we are announcing 33 new cases, for a total of 2,145 cases in British Columbia," the statement said. "We are saddened to report one new COVID-19 related death in the Fraser Health region, for a total of 112 deaths in British Columbia. We offer our condolences to everyone who has lost their loved ones."
The number of people hospitalized from COVID-19 in B.C. continues to drop. On Friday, there were 79 people hospitalized from the disease, 24 of which were in intensive care.
According to data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, as of Thursday there were three people hospitalized in the Northern Health region from COVID-19, including two in intensive care.
Throughout the province, 1,357 have fully recovered from COVID-19 as of Friday. B.C. CDC data from Thursday showed 41 people had recovered in the north.
The province is still monitoring a number of known outbreaks, including two at poultry plants in the Lower Mainland.
"There are 52 employees confirmed positive at Superior Poultry in Coquitlam, and 35 employees confirmed positive at United Poultry in Vancouver. Of note, the United Poultry case number has been decreased, correcting a reporting error in yesterday's report," the joint statement said. "There are now 133 inmates and staff confirmed positive at the Mission Institution federal correctional centre, as well as 15 positive cases of COVID-19 connected to the Kearl Lake plant in Alberta."
Friday is National Physicians Day and the start of National Medical Laboratory Week, the statement said.
"Let's honour and protect them by doing all we can to continue to flatten the curve," the joint statement said. "When we are outside this weekend, think of them and always keep a safe physical distance from those around you. Be 100 per cent committed to keeping our firewall strong."
