There have been 146 new COVID-19 cases since last Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed active infections in the province to 319.

There were no new deaths, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said in a news conference on Tuesday (Aug. 4).

Broken down by day, provincial health officer said that 43 people tested positive from Friday to Saturday, 29 on Sunday, 46 on Monday and 28 through Tuesday.

Eight people are battling the illness in hospital, four of those in intensive care.

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There are currently three active outbreaks, including a new one in Maple Ridge where an employee at a seniorsB次元官网网址� care home has tested positive.

Henry said 74 of the recent cases are connected to an outbreak at an Abbotsford fruit-packing plant and 24 cases are linked to an outbreak in Haida Gwaii.

A total of 3,787 people have contracted the virus since late January, with a roughly 86 per cent recovery rate. In total, 195 British Columbians have died related to the disease.

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ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca
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