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.