A record number of COVID-19 cases were confirmed by the province on Tuesday, with 941 added to B.C.'s total. (The Canadian Press)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

RECORD DAY

B.C. sets record with 941 new COVID-19 cases, 11 in Island Health

Nov 24, 2020 | 4:09 PM

NANAIMO — British Columbia has set a record high for new COVID-19 cases in a single day.

The province announced 941 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, Nov. 24, the highest number of new cases in a single day.

Eleven cases are in the Island Health region, taking the health authority’s total to 505 throughout the pandemic.

A total of 152 cases are active in Island Health, a majority of which are in the central Island region with 95. Thirteen cases are in the north and 44 in south Vancouver Island.

Two people are admitted to hospital in Island Health with the remainder recovering at home.

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Across B.C., 7,732 cases are active of the 28,348 total cases B.C. has recorded since last winter.

Hospitals in B.C. have 284 patients currently admitted for COVID-19 symptoms, 61 of which are in critical care or ICU.

Ten people lost their lives to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 358.

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