COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, along with 185 new cases, the majority of which were in the Interior Health region.More than 60 per cent of Wednesday’s cases were in Interior Health, which saw 113 infections.
Thirty-five cases were reported in the Fraser Health region, 26 in Vancouver Coastal Health, two in Northern Health and eight in Island Health.
There was one case involving someone who resides outside of Canada.Earlier in the day, the province declared an outbreak in the Central Okanagan, which is part of Interior Health.
The positivity rate in the region has spiked recently, up to 6.8 per cent as of Tuesday from 2.7 per cent a week ago. B.C. officials announce Central Okanagan restrictions following COVID-19 surge in Interior Health .