SHARE ON: COVID-19 cases by LHA (Photo from the BCCDC) The amount of COVID-19 cases identified in the Prince George Local Health area has gone up after flatlining for three weeks straight. From May 16th to 22nd, 40 people were diagnosed with a virus, 14 more than the week prior. The BCCDC reports an average of 5.1 to 10.0 cases is being identified daily per every 100,000 people in the area. Meanwhile, the Nechako and Quesnel Health areas saw 8 and 7 cases respectively, a number that shot up for Nechako but dipped down for Quesnel. Cases identified in the Peace River North shot up pretty substantially during this time frame as 58 people were diagnosed, up from the previous mark of 37.