DR. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer, and Stephen Brown, Deputy Minister of Health, on Thursday announced 110 new cases of COVID-19, including one epi-linked case, in British Columbia. The total number of cases now stands at 10,066.

Sadly, there was one new COVID-19-related death, and the total number of deaths now stands at 245 in the province.

There are 1,394 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, 3,139 people who are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases and 8,398 people who tested positive have recovered.

Currently, 76 individuals are hospitalized with COVID-19, 17 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 3,693 cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 5,174 in the Fraser Health region, 223 in the Island Health region, 557 in the Interior Health region, 330 in the Northern Health region and 89 cases of people who reside outside of Canada.

There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks and the outbreak at Milieu Children and Family Services Society has been declared over. In total, 14 long-term care or assisted-living facilities and three acute-care facilities have active outbreaks.

There have been no new community outbreaks and the outbreak at Teck Coal has been declared over. There continue to be exposure events around the province. Public alerts and notifications are posted on the BC Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) website and on all health authorities’ websites.

Henry and Brown added: “We have the tools and resources to protect ourselves and our loved ones while COVID-19 is with us this winter and fall.

“We know what to do at home, at work and in our communities each day. We also have the information we need to ensure our social connections and celebrations are safe.

“Let’s make this Thanksgiving weekend one of gratitude and kindness by staying local and connecting with each other in a way that doesn’t put those we care about at risk.

“Support your family by keeping your celebration dinner small, support your friends and neighbours by always giving them the space to stay safe, and support our public health teams by paying attention to how you are feeling and always staying home if you are feeling ill.

“What we do today and every day makes a difference, so let’s continue to all do our part.”

Assisted living, long-term care homes, seniors’ rental buildings with ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks:

Vancouver Coastal Health

* Banfield Pavilion long-term care facility

* Haro Park Centre long-term care facility (second occurrence)

* Point Grey Private Hospital long-term care facility

Fraser Health

* Chartwell Crescent Gardens long-term care facility

* Cherington Place long-term care facility

* Evergreen Hamlets long-term care facility

* George Derby Centre long-term care facility

* Harrison West at Elim Village long-term care facility

* Kin Village assisted-living facility

* Langley Lodge long-term care facility (third occurrence)

* New Vista Care Home long-term care facility

* Thornebridge Gardens assisted-living facility

* Peace Portal Seniors Village long-term care facility

* White Rock Seniors Village long-term care facility