1,245 new cases of COVID-19 and 17 more deaths in B.C.

B.C. is reporting 1,245 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 338,792 cases in the province.

(The numbers of new and total cases are provisional due to a delayed data refresh.)

The new cases include:

* Fraser Health: 350

* Vancouver Coastal Health: 227

* Interior Health: 335

* Northern Health: 143

* Island Health: 190

* People who reside outside of Canada: none

There are 846 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 136 are in intensive care.

In the past 24 hours, 17 new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,747.

The new deaths include:

* Fraser Health: nine

* Vancouver Coastal Health: two

* Interior Health: three

* Island Health: three

As of Friday, 90.3% (4,502,854) of eligible people five and older in B.C. had received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 85% (4,234,749) had received their second dose.

In addition, 93.1% (4,314,049) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 90.4% (4,191,445) have received their second dose, and 51.5% (2,386,210) have received a third dose.

Also, 93.4% (4,040,834) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 90.9% (3,930,793) have received their second dose, and 54.3% (2,350,639) have received a third dose.