B.C. saw a slight rise in new COVID-19 cases Tuesday with 1,785, up from the 1,713 on Monday.
The Health Ministry noted the case counts provided are preliminary.
The new cases include:
* 791 new cases in Fraser Health
* 400 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
* 283 new cases in Island Health
* 269 new cases in Interior Health
* 42 new cases in Northern Health
The Ministry of Health will return to regular reporting of COVID-19 cases, vaccinations, hospitalizations and deaths, and cases and hospitalizations by vaccination status on Wednesday, Dec. 29.
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COVID 19 update: B.C. case numbers decline
Dec 27, 2021 | 7:15 PM
COVID-19 case numbers have finally started to show some decreases in British Columbia.
Saturday (Dec. 25) saw 2,552 new infections, which was a record for a fifth straight day, but on Sunday, cases dropped to 2,023 and today, there were 1,713.
The new cases include:
The number of Omicron cases were not provided Monday.
The Ministry of Health will return to regular reporting of COVID-19 cases, vaccinations, hospitalizations and deaths, and cases and hospitalizations by vaccination status on Wednesday, Dec. 29.
