The number of COVID-positive patients in B.C. hospitals has more than tripled in the last month, according to the latest data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.

As of Thursday, there were 241 test-positive patients in hospitals around the province, up from a two-year low of just 76 at the start of August.

Thursday’s total is the highest since May 4, when the BCCDC reported 268 people in hospital with COVID-19.