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

As of Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 87.8% (4,068,060) of eligible individuals aged 12 and over in British Columbia had received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 80.6% (3,736,540) had received their second dose.

Additionally, 88.3% (3,818,166) of all eligible adults in British Columbia received their first dose and 81.4% (3,521,271) received their second dose.

British Columbia reports 652 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 185,432 cases in the province

Note: Total case counts and new cases are provisional due to a delayed data refresh and will be verified once confirmed.

There are 5,992 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 177,113 people who tested positive have recovered. Among the active cases, 316 people are hospitalized and 141 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

Note: Yesterday’s confirmed COVID-19 intensive care count has been updated to 142 from 141 (Island Health update).

Note: Intensive care numbers are a subset of the hospital total. They do not add to the number of people hospitalized.

New / active cases include:

• 219 new cases at Fraser Health
  • Total number of active cases: 2,249
• 70 new cases at Vancouver Coastal Health
• 162 new cases in Internal Health
  • Total number of active cases: 1,176
• 117 new cases in Northern Health
• 82 new cases at Island Health
• Two new cases of people residing outside Canada

In the past 24 hours, two new deaths (Island Health) have been reported, for a global total of 1,942.

There were three new outbreaks in Village by the Station (Island Health), Willingdon Care Center (Fraser Health) and Wrinch Memorial Hospital (Northern Health).

An outbreak has been declared over at the Fort St. John Hospital (Northern Health).

There are a total of 22 active outbreaks, of which:

• long-term care: Willingdon Care Center, Westminster House, Menno Terrace East, The Residence in Mission, Magnolia Gardens (Fraser Health), Arbutus Care Center, Louis Brier Home and Hospital (Vancouver Coastal Health), Village at Mill Creek – second floor , Cottonwoods Care Center, Kamloops Seniors Village, Hillside Village, The Hamlets at Westsyde, Joseph Creek Care Village, Overlander (Interior Health), Wrinch Memorial Hospital, Jubilee Lodge (Northern Health), Village by the Station and Victoria Chinatown Care Center (Island Health)
• acute care: none
• assisted living or independent living: Sunset Manor, Hallmark on the Lake (Fraser Health), Hardy View Lodge (Interior Health), Cooper Place (Vancouver Coastal Health)

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

From September 20 to 26, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 72.2% of cases.
From September 13 to 26, they represented 82.5% of hospitalizations.

Last Week’s Case (Sep 20-26) – Total 5,012
Unvaccinated: 3,263 (65.1%)
Partially vaccinated: 357 (7.1%)
Fully vaccinated: 1,392 (27.8%)

Hospitalized cases of the last two weeks (Sept. 13-26) – Total 360
Unvaccinated: 269 (74.7%)
Partially vaccinated: 28 (7.8%)
Fully vaccinated: 63 (17.5%)

Last week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (September 20-26)
Unvaccinated: 296.0
Partially vaccinated: 93.1
Fully vaccinated: 34.7

In the past two weeks, hospitalized cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (September 13-26)
Unvaccinated: 40.0
Partially vaccinated: 11.1
Fully vaccinated: 1.5

After controlling for age, unvaccinated people are 26.7 times more likely to be hospitalized than fully vaccinated people.

Since December 2020, the province has administered 7,812,228 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.

Learn more:

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 health measures in the Northern Health Region, visit: https://stories.northernhealth.ca/news/new-health-measures-introduced-northern-health-region

For the August 31, 2021 modeling presentation, visit: http://news.gov.bc.ca/files/8-31_PHO_modelling.pdf

For the order of the provincial health officer on masks in indoor public places, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/25217

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

To find out about sanitary measures in the central Okanagan, visit: https://www.interiorhealth.ca/AboutUs/MediaCentre/NewsReleases/Documents/IB_COVID_Outbreak_6%20August.pdf

For more information on breakthrough cases, see the BC Center for Disease Control (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
Or: 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

To learn more about BC’s restart plan, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/info/restart

For instructions and advice from the provincial health worker, 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.

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