B.C. records 424 COVID-19 cases, three deaths
Posted November 25, 2021 4:18 pm.
B.C. saw a small rise in daily COVID-19 cases Thursday, with 424 people testing postive over the past 24 hours, 102 more than Wednesday.
Two people died in the Fraser Health region and one died in the Interior Health.
Those two regions also recorded the most daily cases out of the province. In Fraser Health 104 tested positive and 93 were recorded in the Interior Health.
Meanwhile, Northern Health recorded 66 cases, Vancouver Coastal Health recorded 62 and Island Health recorded 63.
Three new deaths (Fraser-2, Interior-1)
New cases up a bit – over 400 again
Active cases holding just over 3000
Hospitalizations under 300, ICU about same
LTC/Asst Lvg/Acute care outbreaks the same – 10#bcpoli #covid19 @CityNewsVAN pic.twitter.com/ByRoXYJnjx— LizaYuzda (@LizaYuzda) November 25, 2021
Out of the 3,061 active cases, 295 people are in hospital and 112 are in intensive care.
Unvaccinated people continue to lead the number of new cases and hospitalizations at 58.9 per cent and 68.5 per cent respectively.
Meanwhile, vaccination rates continue to slowly rise, with 87.5 per cent of all British Columbians 12 years and older fully immunized.
There have been two new health-care facility outbreaks at Fraser Health’s Ridge Meadows Hospital and Vancouver Coastal Health’s St. Paul’s Hospital.
Outbreaks at Royal Inland Hospital in Interior Health are over.
There are a total of 10 facilities with ongoing outbreaks:
Long-term care: Queens Park Care Centre, Tabor Home, Maplewood House, George Derby Centre, Dufferin Care Centre (Fraser Health); and Peace Villa (Northern Health)
Acute care: Abbotsford Regional Hospital, Ridge Meadows Hospital (Fraser Health); and St. Paul’s Hospital (Vancouver Coastal Health)
Assisted or independent living: Laurier Manor (Northern Health)
