BC recorded 550 new cases of COVID-19 infection on Tuesday, of which 182 are the “worrying variants” that are being prosecuted by public health officials.
The surge in variant cases identified by DNA analysis began with 144 cases identified over the weekend, with most occurring on a Tuesday day.
“There have been 182 new confirmed COVID-19 cases of concern in our province, a total of 576 cases,” said provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, and Health Secretary Adrian Dix in a March 9 statement, a total of 113 cases are active and the remaining people have recovered. This includes 530 cases of variant B.1.1.7 (UK), 33 cases of variant B.1.351 (South Africa) and 13 cases of variant P.1 (Brazil). “
BC’s coronavirus vaccination program has hit 343,381 as clinics across the province prepare to begin mass public vaccination next week. Regional health authorities have started booking appointments for community vaccination clinics, due to open on March 15. People aged 90 and over in the community and indigenous people aged 65 and over make appointments for the first week, with people aged 85 and over calling the next week.
As of Tuesday, a year after the first person died from the novel coronavirus, there have been two new deaths related to COVID-19, a total of 1,393 deaths since the pandemic began. There are 249 people in the hospital, 68 in the intensive care unit.
A new health facility outbreak has been reported with at least one positive test at Fleetwood Place, Surrey. Outbreaks at Glacier View Lodge in Courtenay and Fleetwood Villa in Surrey have been declared over.
“Now with every new person vaccinated, we can have peace of mind knowing that we all benefit from any vaccination – elders, seniors, families and communities,” said Dix and Henry. “Let’s move forward and do our part to move beyond COVID-19.”
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