B.C. health officials are reporting another 435 new cases of COVID-19 today and four more deaths.

There were 47 new cases in Interior Health. In Kamloops, a new outbreak was reported today at the Highridge Home and Singh House group home on the North Shore, where six staff have tested positive.

At Royal Inland Hospital, there are now 104 COVID-19 cases, and increase of two cases with 42 cases currently are active. That outbreak includes 68 staff and 36 patients. Meanwhile, there were no new cases today at the Westsyde Care Residences, which has 26 total cases, nor at the Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre which has 25 total cases.

No new deaths, but there are now 941 active cases in Interior Health, an increase of 47 from yesterday. Fifty people are in hospital across the health authority with 17 in ICU.

Across B.C., active cases are up slightly to 4,393 with 241 people in hospital, 68 of whom are in intensive care. A further 6,879 people are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases.

Fraser Health reported 221 new cases, Vancouver Coastal had 107, Northern Health had 37 cases, and 23 on Vancouver Island.

“We are making progress in our efforts to push back on the COVID-19 virus and get to the days of fewer restrictions in our province,” a statement from Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry said.

“We can keep this positive, forward momentum going and help keep our province safe through the small efforts we make every day.”

While she hinted at an easing of the COVID-19 restrictions at end of this month, Henry says if things are eased too quickly it could lead to an increase in cases in the province.

As it stands, there have been 155,585 doses of a COVID vaccine administered in B.C, 12,802 of which have been second doses.

There are now 65,618 people who are considered to have recovered from COVID-19, about 92 per cent of the total 71,387 cases.