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
Premier John Horgan said last week the restart will set the course for a future direction as COVID-19 cases decline and more people receive vaccinations, but it will take time to reach the final destination.
Pfizer and BioNTech have been consistently delivering doses even as other vaccine makers have struggled to keep their shipments flowing. They're set to increase their weekly deliveries to 2.4 million doses starting in June.
The fire shut down Columbia Street between 6th and 4th streets. Luckily, no one was inside at the time and it doesn't seem like anyone was hurt. The fire has been full contained.
According to Mounties there was no exchange of gunfire , the parties involved know each other, and this is a stand alone incident and not linked to the ongoing gang conflict in the Lower Mainland.
The area of Hart St and Henderson Ave is cordoned off with yellow police tape. The shooting takes place an hour after a man was gunned down in Calgary.
