The death toll from the virus in the province is nearing 1,000, with a total of 988 people losing their lives so far, including 18 individuals in the past day. The percentage of people who have recovered from the virus keeps rising, as more than 85%, or 48,205 people, out of the 56,632 people infected since last January, have had their illness deemed to be over. Health officials are monitoring 8,755 people because they have had an identified exposure to someone known to be carrying the virus. Health officials continue to vaccinate healthcare workers and seniors in care homes, with 5,195 people vaccinated in the past day, for a total of 46,259 people vaccinated since vaccinations launched on December 16.
We offer our condolences to everyone who has lost their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said in a written statement on Friday. There were 49 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the north, bringing the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic up to 2,387. The number of active cases in the Northern Health region remained at 438. A total of 42 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the Northern Health region, including 20 in intensive care. Today, we are reporting 617 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 56,632 cases in British Columbia, Henry and Dix said. There are 6,118 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. There are 358 individuals currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 75 of whom are in intensive care.
B.C. recorded 761 new COVID-19 infections on January 7 – the highest number of cases in a 24-hour period since November 27, when 911 new cases were identified. That high number of new cases . . .
Prior to Thursday s announcement, the orders were set to expire on Friday. We are in this period of greatest risk and greatest potential benefit, Henry said. We know the vast majority of people are doing the right thing. (But) the numbers of new cases show that some people in all health authorities. decided to make an exception for themselves. The province has seen numbers rising over the past few days as people who gathered over the holidays begin to show symptoms and get tested. While a total of 41,064 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in B.C. so far, that is no where near the 60 to 75 per cent vaccination rate needed to stop community transmission, Henry said.
B.C. on January 6 reported that it has a record 381 people in hospitals with COVID-19 infections, with 78 of those people sick enough to be in intensive care units. The province also recorded its . . .