OVER a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 1,129 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 223,142 cases in the province:
* December 10-11: 415 new cases
* December 11-12: 365 new cases
* December 12-13: 349 new cases
(The numbers of total and new cases are provisional due to a delayed data refresh and will be verified once confirmed.)
In the past 72 hours, five new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,386.
The new deaths include:
* Fraser Health: three
* Northern Health: one
* Island Health: one
As of Monday, 86.5% (4,310,875) of eligible people five and older in B.C. had received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 82.3% (4,102,917) had received their second dose.
In addition, 91.5% (4,241,514) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 88.5% (4,102,880) have received their second dose and 13% (589,595) have received a third dose.
Also, 91.9% (3,974,421) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 89% (3,850,076) have received their second dose and 14% (588,870) have received a third dose.
Since December 2020, the Province has administered 8,972,851 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.
From December 3-9, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 54.9% of cases and from November 26 to December 9, they accounted for 67.9% of hospitalizations.
There are currently 2,949 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 217,705 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 185 individuals are currently in hospital and 72 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.
The new/active cases include:
* 342 new cases in Fraser Health
– Total active cases: 850
* 202 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
– Total active cases: 565
* 200 new cases in Interior Health
– Total active cases: 529
* 78 new cases in Northern Health
– Total active cases: 240
* 307 new cases in Island Health
– Total active cases: 764
* no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
– Total active cases: one
(​​Note: The update on cases of the Omicron variant of concern will be provided in tomorrow’s COVID-19 pandemic update.)
There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. The outbreak at George Derby Centre (Fraser Health) has been declared over.
There is a total of three facilities with ongoing outbreaks, including:
* long-term care:
– Ponderosa Lodge (Interior Health)
* acute care:
– Ridge Meadows Hospital (Fraser Health)
* assisted or independent living:
– Laurier Manor (Northern Health)
The outbreak at Supportive Housing Victoria (Island Health) has been declared over.
