Young adults driving recent COVID case spike, no new infections on Vancouver Island
NANAIMO — The Island Health region held firm on Thursday with no increase to the number of COVID-19 cases, but 78 new cases were reported province-wide.
The number of active cases rose to 578, with three in the Island Health region currently recovering at home. As of Thursday, 4,274 positive COVID-19 tests had been recorded in British Columbia since the start of the pandemic with just 150 within Island Health.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provided another epidemiological update featuring a breakdown of past cases by age group. The data showed a significant jump in the number of cases of people aged 20 to 40.