BC reports over 2,100 new COVID-19 cases and 15 more deaths

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry (BC Gov/Flickr)

British Columbia health officials announced on Thursday that there have been 2,150 new COVID-19 cases reported over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the province to 305,715.

In a written statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said that there are 34,835 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. Of the active cases, 891 (-4) COVID-positive individuals are currently hospitalized, a new record for BC, and 119 (+4) are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

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New cases and total active cases are broken down by health region as follows:

Fraser Health: 576 new cases, 16,516 total active cases
Vancouver Coastal Health: 454 new cases, 8,553 total active cases
Interior Health: 563 new cases, 6,067 total active cases
Northern Health: 203 new cases, 1,582 total active cases
Island Health: 354 new cases, 2,104 total active cases
Outside of Canada: No new cases, 13 total active cases

There have been 15 new COVID-19-related deaths in British Columbia, for a total of 2,520 deaths in the province.

There have been eight new healthcare facility outbreaks, for a total of 58 facilities with ongoing outbreaks in the province.

To date, 89.4% (4,455,046) of eligible people five and older in BC have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 83.5% (4,161,148) have received their second dose.

From January 12 to January 18, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 27% of cases, and from January 5 to January 18, they accounted for 31% of hospitalizations.

Past week cases (January 12 to January 18) – Total 14,677

Not vaccinated: 3,264 (22.2%)
Partially vaccinated: 703 (4.8%)
Fully vaccinated: 10,710 (73%)

Past two weeks cases hospitalized (January 5 to January 18) – Total 1,112

Not vaccinated: 290 (26.1%)
Partially vaccinated: 55 (4.9%)
Fully vaccinated: 767 (69%)

Past week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (January 12 to January 18)

Not vaccinated: 420.1
Partially vaccinated: 191.4
Fully vaccinated: 302.3

Past two weeks, cases hospitalized per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (January 5 to January 18)

Not vaccinated: 72.1
Partially vaccinated: 44.5
Fully vaccinated: 16.5