Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry discussing daily COVID-19 numbers. (flickr/Gov't of B.C.)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

covid-19 update

Island Health bounces back to near record high of new cases found

Jan 13, 2021 | 4:18 PM

NANAIMO — A dip in new cases of COVID-19 discovered within Island Health was temporary.

Another 28 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by Island Health on Wednesday, Jan. 13. This is up significantly from the 17 the day before, but in line with high numbers seen since the first week of January.

There’s currently 196 active cases out of Island Health’s 1,182 total.

Roughly two-thirds are found in the central Vancouver Island area where 130 cases are active. The central Vancouver Island area has had significantly more cases than anywhere else within Island Health throughout the pandemic.

This is the highest number of active cases within the health authority since early December, when upwards of 260 cases were active.

no snow

Chances of a white Christmas for Nanaimo 'quite remote'

6h ago

vehicle damage

Over 40 vehicles damaged during late-night Nanaimo vandalism spree

13h ago

rising costs

RDN taxpayers want relief as board grapples with budget

17h ago

The province announced 519 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday with the number active dipping to 4,810.

Across B.C., 360 people remain hospitalized including 76 people in critical care. Within Island Health 13 people are admitted to hospital for their symptoms, two of whom are in ICU.

Twelve fatalities were also added to B.C.’s total, now at 1,031. One fatality was in the Island Health region, the 14th recorded.

Editors Note: NanaimoNewsNOW used the Island Health COVID-19 dashboard’s tally of cases in the health authority for this article.

Data presented by the BC Centre for Disease Control dashboard may differ from the reported totals in this article due to the timing of data and how it’s is reported by each organization.

info@nanaimonewsnow.com

On Twitter: @nanaimonewsnow