1,474 new cases of COVID-19 and six more deaths in B.C.

B.C. is reporting 1,474 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 231,117 cases in the province.

(Note: The numbers of total and new cases are provisional due to a delayed data refresh and will be verified once confirmed.)

In the last 24 hours, six new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,409.

The new deaths include:

* Fraser Health: three

* Northern Health: one

* Island Health: two

As of Wednesday, 87.6% (4,366,010) of eligible people five and older in B.C. had received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 82.7% (4,122,434) had received their second dose.

In addition, 91.8% (4,253,714) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 88.9% (4,122,360) have received their second dose and 16% (764,498) have received a third dose.

Also, 92.1% (3,985,464) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 89.4% (3,867,516) have received their second dose and 18% (763,715) have received a third dose.

Since December 2020, the Province has administered 9,219,326 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.

From December 14-20, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 28.3% of cases, and from December 7-20, they accounted for 70.5% of hospitalizations.

There are 7,253 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 221,280 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 187 individuals are in hospital and 71 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

The new/active cases include:

* 435 new cases in Fraser Health
– Total active cases: 2,277

* 711 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
– Total active cases: 2,952

* 113 new cases in Interior Health
– Total active cases: 683

* 39 new cases in Northern Health
– Total active cases: 195

* 176 new cases in Island Health
– Total active cases: 1,146

* no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
– Total active cases: zero

(Note: The update on cases of the Omicron variant of concern will be provided in Thursday’s COVID-19 pandemic update.)

There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. There is one active outbreak in:

* acute care:
– Lions Gate Hospital (Vancouver Coastal Health)