has passed another sombre milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 10,000 cases now confirmed to date, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced Thursday. has confirmed 10,066 cases of COVID-19, including 245 people who have died. and 3,139 are being actively monitored by public health officials because of potential exposure to the virus. Despite the high number of new cases being confirmed every day in recent weeks, Henry has said B.C. Health officials are also urging everyone who is able to get their flu vaccine this year in order to prevent an overload of the health-care system.

Source: CBC News October 08, 2020 21:30 UTC