B.C. reported 677 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, Sept. 14, slightly down on the rolling seven day average. (BC Government)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

CASE COUNTS

New Island Health COVID-19 cases stay true to recent trends

Sep 14, 2021 | 4:16 PM

NANAIMO — COVID-19 case numbers for Island Health continue to trend up.

The health authority added another 77 new cases to its total on Tuesday, Sept. 14, marking now 7,371 cases in the health authority throughout the entire pandemic. Around half were from the central Island region.

It’s in line with additions over the past seven days, which are slightly higher on average than two weeks ago.

The number of active cases dropped one to 527 including 254 on the central Island. The area continues to account for most of the new and active cases for the health authority.

According to the BC Centre for Disease Control, 26 people are admitted to Island hospitals for COVID-19 including 16 in critical care.

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Island Health’s dashboard for COVID-19 cases shows a rise in daily additions over the past week, when compared to the week prior. (Island Health)

Across B.C., public health confirmed another 677 new cases on Tuesday, just below the rolling seven day average of 705.

The number active rose back up to 6,165 including 288 people in hospital with 140 receiving critical care.

A vast majority of hospital patients are unvaccinated.

One person from Northern Health became the 1,866th person to pass away as a result of COVID-19.

To date, the province has reported 175,819 total cases throughout the pandemic, with 167,416 (or 95.2 per cent) recovering successfully.

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