B.C. had 580 new COVID-19 cases, nine deaths, in past 24 hours

580 new cases, nine deaths

Nicholas Johansen - Oct 14, 2021 / 4:55 pm | Story: 348664

Photo: BC gov. Flickr

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry

There were 580 new cases of COVID-19 identified in British Columbia in the past 24 hours, including 104 in the Interior.

The new cases bring B.C.’s total since the pandemic began to 195,766 cases, and 5,348 remain active. Active cases rose by 176 since Wednesday.

Hospitalizations jumped by four in the past 24 hours, to 378, and 153 people are being treated in intensive care.

There are currently 831 active cases within Interior Health, and 41 people are hospitalized.

There were nine new deaths reported throughout B.C. in the past 24 hours. To date, 2,042 British Columbians have died after contracting COVID-19.

No new healthcare facility outbreaks were declared Thursday, and there remains 19 active outbreaks among care homes, assisted living facilities and hospitals. Five of the outbreaks are in the Interior.

The new/active cases include:

246 new cases in Fraser Health – Total active cases: 2,449
53 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health — Total active cases: 708
104 new cases in Interior Health — Total active cases: 831
129 new cases in Northern Health — Total active cases: 677
48 new cases in Island Health — Total active cases: 625

In the past 24 hours, 16,926 doses of a COVID vaccine were administered in the province. As of Thursday, 89% of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 82.9% received their second dose.

From Oct. 6-12, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 66.9% of cases and from Sept. 29-Oct. 12, they accounted for 75.0% of hospitalizations.

Past week cases (Oct. 6-12) – Total 4,052