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3,287 COVID19 cases over 3 days

Darpan News Desk BC Government, 07 Feb, 2022 08:09 PM
  • 3,287 COVID19 cases over 3 days

As of Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, 90.2% (4,498,488) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 84.6% (4,218,470) have received their second dose.

In addition, 93.0% (4,311,140) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 90.3% (4,187,145) received their second dose and 49.7% (2,305,999) have received a third dose.

Also, 93.4% (4,038,281) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 90.8% (3,927,001) received their second dose and 52.9% (2,288,305) have received a third dose.

B.C. is reporting 3,287 new cases of COVID-19, including three new epi-linked cases, for a total of 333,925 cases in the province:

  • Feb. 4-5: 1,326 new cases
  • Feb. 5-6: 1,118 new cases
  • Feb. 6-7: 843 new cases

There are 23,739 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 306,419 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 987 COVID-positive individuals are in hospital and 141 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

The new/active cases include:

  • 864 new cases in Fraser Health
    • Total active cases: 9,596
  • 440 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
    • Total active cases: 4,183
  • 999 new cases in Interior Health
    • Total active cases: 7,530
  • 499 new cases in Northern Health
    • Total active cases: 1,235
  • 478 new cases in Island Health
    • Total active cases: 1,174
  • seven new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
    • Total active cases: 21

In the past 72 hours, 32 new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,707.

The new deaths include:

  • Fraser Health: nine
  • Vancouver Coastal Health: 14
  • Interior Health: three
  • Northern Health: one
  • Island Health: five

There have been 11 new health-care facility outbreaks at Good Samaritan Delta View Care Centre (Fraser Health), Pondarosa, Castleview Care Centre, Overlander Residential Care, Spring Valley Care Centre, Village by the Station (Interior Health), Sunridge Place, Island View Place, Nanaimo Seniors Village, Sluggett House and Glacier View Lodge (Island Health). The outbreaks at Laurel Place (Fraser Health), Kelowna General Hospital, Mariposa Gardens, Heritage Square, Lakeview Lodge, Crestview Village, Summerland Senior’s Village (Interior Health), Eagle Ridge Manor, Fir Park Village, The Summit, Saanich Peninsula Hospital - Long Term Care and Glenwarren Lodge (Island Health) have been declared over, for a total of 57 facilities with ongoing outbreaks, including:

  • long-term care:
    • George Derby Centre, Cascade Lodge, Mountain View Manor, Queen's Park Care Centre, Royal City Manor, Residence at Clayton Heights, Good Samaritan Delta View Care Centre (Fraser Health)
    • Evergreen House, Louis Brier Home and Hospital (Vancouver Coastal Health)
    • Village at Smith Creek, Westview Place, Pinegrove Care Centre, Hamlets at Penticton, Mount Ida Mews, Cottonwoods Care Centre, Dr. Andrew Pavillion, Poplar Ridge, Monashee Mews, Noric House, McKinney Place, Glenmore Lodge, Trinity Care Centre, Gillis House, Pondarosa, Castleview Care Centre, Overlander Residential Care, Spring Valley Care Centre, Village by the Station (Interior Health)
    • Eden Gardens, Kiwanis Village Lodge, Dufferin Place, Beacon Hill Villa, Salvation Army Sunset Lodge, James Bay Care Centre, Sunset Lodge, Echo Village, Arrowsmith Lodge, Chartwell Malaspina Care Residence, Woodgrove Manor, Amica on the Gorge, The Gardens at Qualicum Beach, Tsawaayuus Rainbow Gardens, Berwick on The Lake, Chemainus Health Care Centre, Selkirk Seniors Village, Sunridge Place, Island View Place, Nanaimo Seniors Village, Sluggett House and Glacier View Lodge (Island Health)
  • acute care:
    • Langley Memorial Hospital, Queen's Park Care Centre (Fraser Health)
    • Victoria General Hospital, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital and Cowichan District Hospital (Island Health)
  • assisted or independent living:
    • Creekside Landing (Interior Health); and
    • Nanaimo Seniors Village (Island Health)

From Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 24.8% of cases. From Jan. 21 to Feb. 3, they accounted for 31.9% of hospitalizations.

Past week cases (Jan. 28 to Feb. 3) - Total 9,895

  • Not vaccinated: 1,975 (20.0%)
  • Partially vaccinated: 473 (4.8%)
  • Fully vaccinated: 7,447 (75.2%)

Past two weeks cases hospitalized (Jan. 21 to Feb. 3) - Total 1,291

  • Not vaccinated: 346 (26.8%)
  • Partially vaccinated: 66 (5.1%)
  • Fully vaccinated: 879 (68.1%)

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

  • Not vaccinated: 409.4
  • Partially vaccinated: 159.5
  • Fully vaccinated: 207.5

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

  • Not vaccinated: 92.5
  • Partially vaccinated: 53.0
  • Fully vaccinated: 18.8

Since December 2020, the Province has administered 10,968,111 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.

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