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743 COVID19 cases for Friday

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 08 Oct, 2021 03:40 PM
  • 743 COVID19 cases for Friday

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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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