B.C. health officials reported 161 more COVID-19 cases for Oct. 2, with active cases in the province rising to 1,302.

Thatsa国际传媒檚 a high point for the number of cases confirmed for a single 24-hour period, as coronavirus testing ramps up. The daily record for B.C. is 165. The Oct. 1 total was 82 cases, with more than 10,000 tests completed in one day for the first time.

There were three additional coronavirus-related deaths reported, bringing B.C.sa国际传媒檚 total to 238. There are 63 people in hospital with COVID-19 related conditions, and 3,114 people under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known sources of infection.

There has been one new health-care facility outbreak at Surrey Memorial Hospital and the outbreaks at Yaletown House in Vancouver and Peach Arch Hospital have been declared over. In total, 14 long-term care or assisted-living facilities and three acute-care facilities have active outbreaks.

There have been no new community outbreaks declared, and no schools have yet reported outbreaks. For schools, an sa国际传媒渙utbreaksa国际传媒� is declared if there are two or more people who test positive and the origin of their exposure is not known.

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sa国际传媒淒espite the uncertainty and stress that has come with this, there is much that is in our control,sa国际传媒� provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said in a statement. sa国际传媒淭ake confidence in knowing that always using our layers of protection reduces our risks, helps to break the chains of transmission and keeps the virus under control.sa国际传媒�

Regional health authorities have web pages for current outbreaks, including for , the region that typically has the highest number of new cases in a day, followed by Vancouver Coastal.

Island Health and Interior Health recorded no new cases for Oct. 2, and one additional case was reported in Northern Health.

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