COVID-19 update: 2,137 cases in B.C., nine more deaths

New COVID-19 cases were up in both B.C. and Interior Health today.

The provincial number was 2,137, with 569 of those involving Interior residents (increase of 30 from Thursday).

There are 30,515 active cases in the province, with 990 people in hospital (increase of 13) and 141 in intensive care (no change).

The Interior’s active case count grew to 7,969 (increase of 300).

Nine more people died of COVID-related issues, raising the overall death toll to 2,597. Five of the deaths were in Fraser Health, three in Vancouver Coastal Health and one in Northern Health.

There have been seven new health-care facility outbreaks at Residence at Clayton Heights (Fraser Health), Cottonwoods Care Centre (Interior Health), Nanaimo Regional General Hospital – fourth floor, Woodgrove Manor, Amica on the Gorge, The Gardens at Qualicum Beach and Cowichan District Hospital (Island Health).

The outbreaks at Burnaby Hospital, Abbotsford Regional Hospital, Hilton Villa Seniors Community, The Mayfair Senior Living + Care, Baillie House, Lakeshore Care Centre, Bevan Lodge, St. Michael’s Centre (Fraser Health), Sunrise of Victoria and Amica Douglas House (Island Health) have been declared over, for a total of 58 facilities with ongoing outbreaks.

As of today, 89.8 per cent of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first vaccine dose, 83.8 per cent have had two doses and 43.9 per cent have had three shots.

The new/active cases include:

* 740 new cases in Fraser Health
* Total active cases: 12,928

* 394 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
* Total active cases: 6,788

* 569 new cases in Interior Health
* Total active cases: 7,969

* 170 new cases in Northern Health
* Total active cases: 1,170

* 264 new cases in Island Health
* Total active cases: 1,654

* no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
* Total active cases: six

The update on cases and hospitalizations by vaccination status was not available today.