B.C. Covid surge continues; 716 new cases

Mar 24, 2021 | 3:27 PM

Covid-19 cases are up for a fifth straight day in B.C.

The province reported 716 new cases Wednesday, the highest since the 737 cases on Mar. 19, pushing the overall number to 93,969.

Eighty-five (85) per cent of the new infections were in the Fraser (383) and Vancouver Coastal (230) health regions. Interior Health had 38 new cases, with 21 in Island Health, 42 in Northern Health and two new cases of people who reside outside of Canada.

There have been three new Covid-related deaths, upping the total to 1,441.

There have been 71 new confirmed Covid-19 cases that are variants of concern, for a total of 1,581 cases. Of the total, 148 are active and the remaining people have recovered. This includes 1,397 cases of the B.1.1.7 (U.K.) variant, 44 cases of the B.1.351 (South Africa) variant and 140 cases of the P.1 (Brazil) variant.

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There are 5,573 active cases of Covid-19, with 303 people in hospital and 85 in critical or intensive care.

To date, 582,634 doses of Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines have been administered in B.C., 87,180 of which are second doses.

Vaccine appointment bookings are now open for people 76 or older, and Indigenous peoples over 55.

Starting next Monday, March 29, people who receive a clinically extremely vulnerable letter will also be able to book vaccine appointments.

Premier John Horgan announced today a new team of people from the tourism/hospitality sectors will be joining the age-based vaccination efforts to provide non-clinical support to immunizations teams.

by Pete McIntyre

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