B.C. reports over 9,000 new COVID cases over weekend

Jan 3, 2022 | 5:30 PM Pete McIntyre

New COVID-19 cases remained high over the New Year’s weekend in British Columbia.

The Health Ministry reported 9,332 infections between Friday and today, or an average of 3,1,11 cases per day.

* Dec. 31, – Jan. 1, 4,033 new cases

* Jan. 1-2,: 3,069 new cases

* Jan. 2-3, 2,230 new cases

The case counts provided today are preliminary.

The new cases include:

* 4,859 new cases in Fraser Health

* 1,797 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health

* 1,185 new cases in Interior Health

* 374 new cases in Northern Health

* 1,117 new cases in Island Health

The number of Omicron cases were not provided.

The ministry said it will return to regular reporting of COVID-19 cases, vaccinations, hospitalizations and deaths, and cases and hospitalizations by vaccination status, on Tuesday, Jan. 4.

Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry will provide the weekly COVID-19 update at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.