179 new COVID-19 cases reported in Northern Health

BC is reporting 3,798 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the province to 29,967 active cases.

179 of today’s new cases were in the North, bringing the region to 750 active cases.

317 individuals are in hospital, 83 of them are in intensive care.

92% of eligible people 12 and older have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, 89.3% have received a second, and 21.5% have received a third.

Since yesterday’s update, no new deaths have been reported in the province.

The new/active cases include:

• 1,739 new cases in Fraser Health
  Total active cases: 13,920
• 840 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
  Total active cases: 9,100
• 473 new cases in Interior Health
  Total active cases: 2,563
• 179 new cases in Northern Health
  Total active cases: 750
• 566 new cases in Island Health
  Total active cases: 3,631

* one new case of a person who resides outside of Canada
* Total active cases: three

In the past 24 hours, no new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,427.

From Dec. 28 to Jan. 3, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 16.2% of cases, and from Dec. 21 to Jan. 3, they accounted for 51.4% of hospitalizations.

Past week cases (Dec. 28 to Jan. 3) – Total 22,600

• Not vaccinated: 3,127 (13.8%)
• Partially vaccinated: 542 (2.4%)
• Fully vaccinated: 18,931 (83.8%)

Past two weeks cases hospitalized (Dec. 21 to Jan. 3) – Total 173

• Not vaccinated: 84 (48.6%)
• Partially vaccinated: 5 (2.8%)
• Fully vaccinated: 84 (48.6%)

Past week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Dec. 28 to Jan. 3)

• Not vaccinated: 465.8
• Partially vaccinated: 148.1
• Fully vaccinated: 412.3

Past two weeks, cases hospitalized per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Dec. 21 to Jan. 3)

• Not vaccinated: 19.6
• Partially vaccinated: 4.3
• Fully vaccinated: 1.8