291 new cases of COVID-19 and 6 more deaths in B.C.

B.C. is reporting 291 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 356,252 cases in the province.

The new cases include:

* Fraser Health: 60

* Vancouver Coastal Health: 53

* Interior Health: 102

* Northern Health: 19

* Island Health: 57

* People who reside outside of Canada: zero

There are 276 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 43 are in intensive care.

In the past 24 hours, six new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,996.

* Fraser Health: one

* Interior Health: one

* Northern Health: three

* Island Health: one

There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks, for a total of seven facilities with ongoing outbreaks, including:

* long-term care:
– The Heights at Mt. View, Selkirk Seniors Village, Amica Douglas House, Acacia Ty Mawr, Sunridge Place Seniors and Ayre Manor (Island Health)

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

* assisted or independent living:
– none

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