Update on the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia | Government of British Columbia News

As of Wednesday, December 1, 2021, 84.8% (4,228,684) of eligible people aged five and over in British Columbia received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 81.7% (4,072,923) received their second dose.

Additionally, 91.2% (4,225,895) of eligible individuals aged 12 and over in British Columbia received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 87.9% (4,072,902) received their second dose and 9% (434,790) received a third dose.

Additionally, 91.6% (3,960,344) of all eligible adults in British Columbia received their first dose, 88.4% (3,823,351) received their second dose, and 10% (434,146) received a third dose.

Today’s case count is provisional and may be updated.

British Columbia is reporting 375 new cases of COVID-19, including no epilepsy-related cases, for a total of 218,801 cases in the province.

There are 2,936 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 213,394 people who tested positive have recovered. Among the active cases, 301 people are hospitalized and 98 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

New / active cases include:

• 98 new cases at Fraser Health
• 70 new cases at Vancouver Coastal Health
• 69 new cases in Internal Health
• 62 new cases at Northern Health
• 76 new cases at Island Health
• no new cases of persons residing outside of Canada

In the past 24 hours, seven new deaths have been reported, for a global total of 2,340.

New deaths include:

• Fraser Health: three
• Island health: three
• Vancouver Coastal Health: one

There were no new outbreaks at a health facility for a total of five facilities with ongoing outbreaks, including:

• long-term care:
  • George Derby Center (Fraser Health); and
  • Villa de la Paix (Northern Health)
• acute care:
  • Ridge Meadows Hospital (Fraser Health); and
  • St. Paul’s Hospital (Vancouver Coastal Health)
• assisted or independent living:
  • Manoir Laurier (Health North)

From November 23 to 29, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 58.2% of cases.
From November 16 to 29, they represented 68.1% of hospitalizations.

Case from last week (23-29 November) – Total 2,414

• Unvaccinated: 1,310 (54.3%)
• Partially vaccinated: 95 (3.9%)
• Fully vaccinated: 1,009 (41.8%)

Cases of the last two weeks hospitalized (16-29 November) – Total 267

• Unvaccinated: 171 (64.0%)
• Partially vaccinated: 11 (4.1%)
• Fully vaccinated: 85 (31.8%)

Last week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (23-29 November)

• Unvaccinated: 180.6
• Partially vaccinated: 43.6
• Fully vaccinated: 22.6

In the past two weeks, hospitalized cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (November 16-29)

• Unvaccinated: 36.4
• Partially vaccinated: 7.4
• Fully vaccinated: 1.9

As of December 2020, the province has administered 8,709,802 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.

Learn more:

For the November 23, 2021 announcement on the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021HLTH0209-002245

To learn more about COVID-19 vaccines for children, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/children

For the joint statement on Health Canada’s approval of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021HLTH0204-002205

For the October 26, 2021 announcement on COVID-19 booster injections for all British Columbians, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/25604

For more information on booster doses visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/booster

For regional restrictions in the Northern Health Region, visit:
https://www.northernhealth.ca/sites/northern_health/files/health-information/health-topics/orders/documents/nh-gatherings-events-orders-oct-2021.pdf

For more information on a third dose for people with moderately to severely immunosuppressed people, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/register#immunocompromised

As it becomes available, information on outbreaks in schools will be published online: www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/public-exposures

To view the progress reports on the surgical renewal commitment, visit:

To learn more about how British Columbia counts its daily COVID-19 cases in hospitals, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021HLTH0058-001844

To learn more about the BC Vaccine Card and how to access yours, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/vaccinecard.html

For the August 12, 2021 announcement on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for long-term care workers, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/25143

For more information on breach cases, see the BCCDC Weekly Data Summary: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/data#summary

Detailed data is displayed daily on the BCCDC dashboard: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/data Where: www.bccdc.ca

To register for the vaccine or to learn more about how to receive your second dose, visit:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/register Where https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/dose-2

For instructions and advice from the provincial health officer, visit:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/about-bc-s-health-care-system/office-of-the-provincial-health-officer/current-health-topics/covid- 19-novel-coronavirus

For advice on restrictions, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/covid-19-provincial-support/restrictions

The latest updates including number of cases, prevention, risks and to find a testing center near you: http://www.bccdc.ca/ or follow @CDCofBC on Twitter.

For COVID-19 exposure events, updates and information, visit: