COVID-19 numbers continue to drop as B.C. records 183 new cases and 1 more death

B.C. health officials announced 183 new cases of COVID-19 and one more death on Friday.

In a written statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said there are currently 2,453 active cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus in B.C.

A total of 224 people are in hospital, with 59 in intensive care — the lowest ICU number that B.C. has seen this year.

Overall hospitalizations, which typically lag behind spikes and dips in new cases, are down by