The BC Ministry of Health reported 457 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, October 26th.
There have been 202,973 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
New cases were reported in these health regions:
- Vancouver Coastal Health: 61
- Fraser Health: 176
- Island Health: 55
- Interior Health: 83
- Northern Health: 88
- Resident outside Canada: 0
There are currently 4,829 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
195,646 people who tested positive have recovered.
There are now a total of 390 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 155 of whom are in critical care — ICU or acute care units.
There were 2 new COVID-19 related deaths since yesterday, bringing the provincial death toll to 2,131.
From October 18th to 24th, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 64.1% of cases.
From October 11th to 24th, they accounted for 76.2% of hospitalizations.
From Oct 18-Oct 24, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 64.1% of cases and from Oct 11-Oct 24 they accounted for 76.2% of hospitalizations.
Past week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Oct 18-Oct 24):
•Not vaccinated: 288.8
•Fully vaccinated: 35.2— Adrian Dix (@adriandix) October 26, 2021
Outbreaks
There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. There are currently a total of 28 outbreaks in the province. There are none on Vancouver Island.
Island Health:
Island Health reported 55 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Island region and 579 active cases.
Breakdown of cases on Vancouver Island:
- South Vancouver Island Active cases: 145 │Total Cases: 4,359
- Central Vancouver Island Active cases: 259 │ Total Cases: 4,736
- North Vancouver Island Active cases: 47 │Total Cases: 1,269
There were no new deaths reported in the Island Health region today, and a total of 86 deaths on Vancouver Island.
Vaccinations
89.6% (4,155,181) of eligible people 12 and older in BC have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 84.5% (3,918,385) have received their second dose.
In addition, 90.1% (3,896,273) of all eligible adults in BC have received their first dose and 85.2% (3,683,380) have received their second dose.
To date, 8,171,136 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in BC; 3,918,385 of which are second doses.
Some links include:
- Details on the latest provincial restrictions
- BCCDC information on how to get tested
- Support for mental health and wellbeing
You can view the worldwide stats here.
