B.C. COVID-19 update: first shots given to all care home residents and staff

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Henry hopes the previously announced schedule can be maintained despite the challenges.

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The health officer noted it’s been a year of change for everyone, since the first COVID cases were confirmed.

“But we have adapted to wearing masks. We have adapted to keeping our distance and we’ve adapted to supporting each other,” Henry remarked.

Henry announced 514 new COVID-19 cases, with 71 in Interior Health and five more deaths.

Health Minister Adrian Dix said three of the deaths were in Fraser Health, one in Northern Health and one in Vancouver Coastal.

New cases

• 514 new cases in B.C
• Overall total 66,779
• 134 in Vancouver Coastal Health
• 223 in Fraser Health
• 29 in Island Health
• 71 in Interior Health
• 57 in Northern Health

There are 4,557 active cases, with 292 people in hospital with COVID-19, 74 in critical or intensive care.

The five new deaths bring the total to 1,189 in the province.

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Update on Interior Health outbreaks:

· Royal Inland Hospital has 71 total cases: 25 patients and 46 staff, with one death connected to this outbreak.

· Cariboo Memorial Hospital has 13 staff cases. (a data correction has resulted in one fewer case)

· Brocklehurst Gemstone long-term care in Kamloops has 23 cases: 16 residents and seven staff, with two deaths connected to this outbreak.

· Sunnybank long-term care in Oliver has 37 cases: 27 residents and 10 staff, with five deaths connected to this outbreak.

· Creekside Landing long-term care in Vernon has 39 cases: 25 residents and 14 staff, with one death connected to this outbreak.

· Noric House long-term care in Vernon has 66 cases: 38 residents and 28 staff, with eight deaths connected to this outbreak.

· Heritage Square long-term care in Vernon has 68 cases: 47 residents and 21 staff, with eight deaths connected to this outbreak.

· Heritage Retirement Residence in West Kelowna has 46 cases: 41 residents and five staff, with three deaths connected to this outbreak.

Other updates

· There is one additional case linked to the cluster at Big White (total cases 226 with 15 active).

· There are 24 additional cases linked to the cluster in the Williams Lake area.

· There are 10 additional cases linked to the cluster in the Fernie region.