The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in every health authority in BC after 3,644 people in the Lower Mainland have already been vaccinated.
Prince George has received it’s first shipment at the University Hospital of Northern BC.
Over the weekend, 1,667 cases were identified province-wide:
- Friday to Saturday: 652 new cases
- Saturday to Sunday: 486 new cases
- Sunday to Monday (today): 529 new cases
90 new cases were identified in Northern Health, boosting the regional total to 1,599.
The active case count in the North will be unavailable until tomorrow (Tuesday) due to a data transition.
BC’s total case count is now 47,067 with 9,718 active.
354 people are currently battling the virus in hospital in BC; 80 of them are in ICU.
With 35,455 people recovered in BC, the provincial recovery rate is now 75%.
Over the weekend, 41 more people passed away, boosting the provincial death toll to 765.
2 more community outbreaks were identified in BC, both of which are Coastal Gaslink projects in Northern Health.
“We are starting to see a levelling in the COVID-19 curve,” explained Provincial Health Officer, Dr.Bonnie Henry,”we are also seeing hundreds of new people each day with confirmed cases, many of whom have become severely ill, requiring care and treatment in hospital.
North: + 90Â (1,599)
Interior: + 189 (3,313)
Vancouver Coastal: + 283 (11,252)
Fraser : + 1,084 (29,971)
Island: + 21Â (829)
#CovidBC update: 1,667 new cases since we last reported, for a total of 47,067 cases in BC.
Dec 18-19: 652 cases
Dec 19-20: 486 cases
Last 24 hours: 529 casesThere have been 41 new deaths, for a total of 765. https://t.co/TD0HuedIYb#Covid19 pic.twitter.com/GkdL9703UH
— BC Government News (@BCGovNews) December 22, 2020