B.C. records 753 COVID-19 cases, highest daily count in 6 weeks
Posted December 16, 2021 3:32 pm.
Last Updated December 16, 2021 6:41 pm.
On Thursday, the province reported 753 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The last time a number this high was recorded was Oct. 28.
The numbers come on the heels of Health Minister Adrian Dix suggesting more restrictions are likely looming for B.C. Other provinces across Canada are reporting record case numbers, and bringing in new measures to try to stop the surge driven by the Omicron variant.
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B.C. now has 135 confirmed Omicron cases, up from 44 on Tuesday. The variant is present in all health authorities. In Island Health there are 71 cases, in Fraser Health there are 38 cases, Vancouver Coastal has recorded 20, Interior Health has seen five, and Northern Health one.
Three more people have passed away in the province because of the virus, one in Fraser Health, one in Vancouver Coastal, and one in Island Health.
Hospitalizations are holding steady, and there are no active outbreaks in health-care facilities.
On the vaccination front, 82.5 per cent of eligible people five and older have received their second dose, and 86.8 per cent have had a single shot. Fifteen percent of eligible adults have received a third dose
