Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 08 Oct, 2021 03:40 PM
There are 743 new cases of COVID-19 in BC since yesterday. There are 360 people currently in hospital, 137 of whom are in intensive care.
5 people have passed away from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Our condolences are with the family, friends and caregivers of those who have died as a result of COVID-19.
There have been two new health-care facility outbreaks at Cherington Place and Haven Hill Retirement Centre. The outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital has been declared over, for a total of 17 active outbreaks.
88.6% (4,107,666) of eligible people 12+ in BC have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. 89.1% (3,853,731) received their second dose. 7,937,214 doses of vaccine have been administered.
From Sept 30-Oct 6, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 69.4% of cases and from Sept 23-Oct 6 they accounted for 76.7% of hospitalizations. Past week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Sept 30-Oct 6) •Not vaccinated: 290.9 •Fully vaccinated: 34.5
The Mounties say more than 100 people have been arrested since enforcement of the court injunction began last week to allow workers with the Teal-Jones Group to resume logging in that area and in the Fairy Creek watershed to the south, near Port Renfrew.
In all, 176 people were killed when an Iranian surface-to-air missile shot down a passenger jet destined for Kyiv minutes after takeoff from Tehran on Jan. 8, 2020.
In a statement Thursday, the countries' foreign ministers along with a European Union representative said they will impose "further sanctions as appropriate," condemning the act as an attack on press freedom and civil aviation rules.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formally apologized on Thursday for the internment of Canadians of Italian descent during the Second World War, saying the community has carried the weight of the unjust policy for generations.
The Liberals have said their budget plan unveiled in April, and currently being scrutinized by parliamentarians, would create thousands of jobs and pull the country out of the economic hole the pandemic has dug.
