BC shatters daily record with more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases

(Files by Darin Bain-MyPGNow)

The province is reporting 2,046 new cases of COVID-19 today (Thursday), for an active total of 8,739 in BC.

In Northern Health, there were 53 new cases, for an active total of 217.

Interior Health saw 123 new cases, for an active total of 699.

195 individuals are currently in hospital, and 75 are in intensive care.

As of Thursday, 91.8% of eligible people 12 and older have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, 89% have received their second, and 17% have received their third.

One new death has also been reported (Island Health) in the past 24 hours.

975 cases of the Omicron Variant have been confirmed in BC, including four in Northern Health and 19 in Interior Health.

The new/active cases include:

• 741 new cases in Fraser Health
  Total active cases: 2,825
• 880 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
  Total active cases: 3,729
• 123 new cases in Interior Health
  Total active cases: 699
• 53 new cases in Northern Health
  Total active cases: 217
• 248 new cases in Island Health
  Total active cases: 1,267
• one new case of a person who resides outside of Canada
  Total active cases: two

In the last 24 hours, one new death (Island Health) has been reported, for an overall total of 2,410.

There have been 975 cases of the Omicron variant of concern confirmed in B.C.:

• Fraser Health: 221
• Vancouver Coastal Health: 496
• Interior Health: 19
• Northern Health: four
• Island Health: 235

From Dec. 15-21, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 24.8% of cases and from Dec. 8-21 they accounted for 68.6% of hospitalizations.

Past week cases (Dec. 15-21) – Total 6,879

• Not vaccinated: 1,620 (23.5%)
• Partially vaccinated: 86 (1.3%)
• Fully vaccinated: 5,173 (75.2%)

Past two weeks cases hospitalized (Dec. 8-21) – Total 175

• Not vaccinated: 116 (66.3%)
• Partially vaccinated: 4 (2.3%)
• Fully vaccinated: 55 (31.4%)

Past week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Dec. 15-21)

• Not vaccinated: 238.2
• Partially vaccinated: 41.8
• Fully vaccinated: 113.5

Past two weeks, cases hospitalized per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Dec. 8-21)

• Not vaccinated: 27
• Partially vaccinated: 3.1
• Fully vaccinated: 1.2