(File) -British Columbia's provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry giving her views during a press conference. - B.C. government
Another grim COVID-19 case count for BC as those who tested positive in the last day reaches 589 people.
The provincial health officer has called a news conference for Saturday, an unusual weekend occurrence for Dr. Bonnie Henry.
The statement gives no hint about what will be announced, although Henry did say earlier this week that they were consulting with regional health authorities on more specific restrictions as case counts rise.
Today's figures shows 402 people in the Fraser Health region
tested positive and two more people have died.
104 people are hospitalized, 28 of whom are in intensive care.
Since the pandemic began, the province has recorded 17,149 total cases of COVID-19 and 275 deaths.