B.C. officials announced 90 new cases of COVID-19 in the province on Friday.
The new cases bring the cumulative total of cases in B.C. to 4,915 with 824 currently active. Over 2,500 people are currently being monitored by public health teams as a result of an identified exposure.
Interior Health continues to report the third highest number of cases behind Vancouver Coastal Health and the Fraser Health Authority. Interior Health now has a total of 417 cases, up six from yesterday.
The new cases numbers come after an earlier announcement on Friday by Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Mike Farnworth, about new fines effective immediately for violating public health orders.
“Today, Mike Farnworth … announced new enforcement measures focused on those locations and activities that are known to be at highest risk and the sustained sources for transmission. These measures help to shore up a gap that has emerged,” read a joint statement by Minister of Health Adrian Dix and deputy provincial health officer Dr. Réka Gustafson.
“It is important to remember that the people who choose to disregard public health orders are the exception,” continued the written statement. “Rather, we are heartened that the vast majority of people in B.C. are doing their part to protect themselves and each other.”
Active COVID-19 cases in the province are the highest that have been seen since the pandemic began in March and have continued to climb throughout the week.
B.C. also reported two additional deaths today, bringing the total number of deaths in the province to 202.
