New record for COVID-19 cases in B.C.
British Columbia reported a record of 1,308 new COVID-19 cases on the same day new health orders were announced to limit the spread of the Omicron variant
The province’s previous daily high was 1,283 on April 10, 2021.
NEW – British Columbia will break the one day COVID-19 case record today. Dr. Bonnie Henry says it will be more than 1,300 new cases. #bcpoli
— Richard Zussman (@richardzussman) December 21, 2021
There have been 756 cases of the Omicron variant of concern identified in B.C., up from the 302 last Friday.
Omicron cases:
- Fraser Health: 129
- Vancouver Coastal Health: 413
- Interior Health: eight
- Northern Health: two
- Island Health: 204
Of the 1,308 new cases in B.C., 138 were in Interior Health which now has 695 active cases, an increase of 47.
One new death, in Northern Health, has been reported, for an overall total of 2,403.
From Dec. 13-19, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 30.7 per cent of cases. From Dec. 6-19, they accounted for 71.7 per cent of hospitalizations.
As of today, 87.5 per cent of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first vaccine dose, 82.7 per cent have had two doses and 17 per cent (743,778) of eligible adults have got two doses plus a booster shot.