OVER a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 506 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 354,084 cases in the province:

* March 18-19: 200 new cases

* March 19-20: 170 new cases

* March 20-21: 136 new cases

The new cases include:

* Fraser Health: 114

* Vancouver Coastal Health: 74

* Interior Health: 168

* Northern Health: 52

* Island Health: 98

* People who reside outside of Canada: zero

There are 271 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 49 are in intensive care.

In the past 72 hours, eight new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,974.

The new deaths include:

* Fraser Health: four

* Vancouver Coastal Health: one

* Northern Health: one

* Island Health: two

There has been one new health-care facility outbreak at Selkirk Seniors Village (Island Health).

There is a total of eight facilities with ongoing outbreaks, including:

* long-term care:
– Ponderosa, Hillside Village (Interior Health)

– Berwick House Gordon Head, The Heights at Mt. View, Luther Court, Yucalta Lodge and Selkirk Seniors Village (Island Health)

* acute care:
– Surrey Memorial Hospital (Fraser Health)

* assisted or independent living:
– none