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Experts say while a sixth wave in the province is unlikely in the immediate future, masks and vaccines are important as the virus still poses a risk.

The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for January 7th.

While we’ll still report on daily case counts when warranted, hospitalizations, people in critical care, and the positivity rate of official tests are metrics that provide a better indicator of where we are in the pandemic — and where things are headed.

Heres your daily update with everything you need to know on the novel coronavirus situation in B.C.

It’s difficult to draw conclusions in B.C. because the actual number of Omicron infections is unknown because some people won’t know they have it and others with mild illness may not get tested

It’s difficult to draw conclusions in B.C. because the actual number of Omicron infections is unknown because some people won’t know they have it and others with mild illness may not get tested

Changes are being considered in the face of a new wave with a new variant — but those changes aren't happening immediately, despite the now common cycle of some pushing for large changes to B.C.'s response as soon as a new variant of concern is detected, or an uptick in cases happens.

La mesure a été annoncée en marge d'une mise à jour des règles en vigueur pour la rentrée scolaire.

Article content The rolling seven-day daily average hit a low of 36 cases a day on July 4 but has risen since then to 58 on July 20, figures compiled by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control show. The rolling average has not risen smoothly, dipping last week before rising again, but is well down from peak highs of more than 1,100 in April. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or COVID-19: B.C.s recent uptick in cases not unexpected, say experts Back to vi...

Herd immunity, or population immunity, is normally considered the point at which enough people are vaccinated or have immune protection from previous infection so that the disease will not spread through the population.