Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announcing 15 new cases of COVID-19 across B.C., including one new case on Vancouver Island. (Gov't of B.C.)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

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Lengthy streak of no COVID-19 case increases on Vancouver Island ends with data error

May 14, 2020 | 3:19 PM

NANAIMO — After days of keeping the COVID-19 curve flat on Vancouver Island, the total of confirmed cases has increased by one.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed the 126th active or resolved case of COVID-19 in the Island Health region on Thursday, May 14.

The BC CDC later said the addition was a result of a data error and not a new confirmed positive test in the last 24 hours.

This is the first time in almost a week the number of cases cases confirmed on Vancouver Island has gone up. The total had been steady at 125 since Friday, May 8.

BC CDC data, last updated on Wednesday, May 13, showed 116 people across the Island had fully recovered and one person was in hospital.

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Five people have passed away in Island hospitals.

Across B.C., Dr. Henry announced 15 new cases. This brings the total number of active or resolved cases to 2,392.

She unfortunately confirmed there were three additional deaths in B.C. A total of 137 people have lost their lives due to the virus.

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