BC reports over 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 as hospitalizations see an uptick

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

British Columbia health officials announced on Thursday that there have been 2,033 new COVID-19 cases reported over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the province to 318,906.

In a written statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said that there are 29,556 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. Of the active cases, 977 (+28) COVID-positive individuals are currently hospitalized, and 141 (+5) 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: 685 new cases, 12,351 total active cases
Vancouver Coastal Health: 378 new cases, 6,614 total active cases
Interior Health: 539 new cases, 7,669 total active cases
Northern Health: 165 new cases, 1,147 total active cases
Island Health: 266 new cases, 1,768 total active cases
Outside of Canada: No new cases, seven total active cases

There have been 13 new COVID-19-related deaths in British Columbia, for a total of 2,588 deaths in the province.

There have been two new healthcare facility outbreaks, leaving a total of 62 facilities with outbreaks in the province.

To date, 89.7% (4,471,873) of eligible people five and older in BC have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 83.7% (4,171,956) have received their second dose.

Due to a delayed refresh in data, the latest update on cases and hospitalizations by vaccination status is unavailable. The following is yesterday’s data:

From January 18 to January 24, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 28.2% of cases, and from January 11 to January 24, they accounted for 29.9% of hospitalizations.

Past week cases (January 18 to January 24) – Total 13,400

Not vaccinated: 2,996 (22.4%)
Partially vaccinated: 778 (5.8%)
Fully vaccinated: 9,626 (71.8%)

Past two weeks cases hospitalized (January 11 to January 24) – Total 1,328

Not vaccinated: 334 (25.2%)
Partially vaccinated: 63 (4.7%)
Fully vaccinated: 931 (70.1%)

Past week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (January 18 to January 24)

Not vaccinated: 410.5
Partially vaccinated: 201.6
Fully vaccinated: 233.9

Past two weeks, cases hospitalized per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (January 11 to January 24)

Not vaccinated: 85.2
Partially vaccinated: 51.4
Fully vaccinated: 20