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)
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.