Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, who had to announced nearly 52,000 COVID-19 cases in B.C. throughout the pandemic so far. (flickr/Gov't of B.C.)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

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Island Health ends 2020 with 928 total COVID-19 cases

Dec 31, 2020 | 3:17 PM

NANAIMO — Island Health remained the least affected health authority in B.C. throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Thursday, Dec. 31, 928 COVID-19 cases were confirmed within the health authority covering all of Vancouver Island, gulf islands and parts of the central coast.

At the beginning of the pandemic, Island Health hit a high of eight new cases announced in one daily reporting period.

A period of calm then followed, with no active cases reported for much of May and June.

Cases have since risen dramatically, to reach a high of 27 new cases announced in one day at the end of November.

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Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 11 new cases within Island Health on New Year’s Eve.

This is slightly above the daily average of nine new cases throughout December.

The story will be updated once data about active cases within Island Health is announced.

The 11 were among the 683 new COVID casees found across the province.

There’s currently 7,803 active cases in the province, with 374 people in hospital and 76 receiving intensive care.

An additional eight people lost their lives due to the COVID-19 virus.

Slightly more than 900 people passed away due to the virus in B.C. in 2020.

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