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BC health officials report 424 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, November 25th

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The BC Ministry of Health reported 424 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, November 25th.

There have been 216,758 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

New cases were reported in these health regions:

  • Vancouver Coastal Health: 62
  • Fraser Health: 140
  • Island Health: 63
  • Interior Health: 93
  • Northern Health: 66
  • Resident outside Canada: 0

There are currently 3,061 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.

211,202 people who tested positive have recovered.

There are now a total of 295 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 112 of whom are in critical care — ICU or acute care units.

3 new people have died from COVID-related causes, making the provincial death toll 2,316.

Outbreaks

There have been two new health-care facility outbreaks at Ridge Meadows Hospital (Fraser Health) and St. Paul’s Hospital (Vancouver Coastal Health).

The outbreaks at Royal Inland Hospital (Interior Health) have been declared over.

There are a total of 10 ongoing health care outbreaks in the province.

There are currently no health care outbreaks in the Island Health region.

Island Health:

Island Health reported 63 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Island region and 366 active cases.

Breakdown of cases on Vancouver Island:

  • South Vancouver Island  Active cases: 82 │Total Cases: 4784
  • Central Vancouver Island Active cases: 194 │ Total Cases: 5831
  • North Vancouver Island  Active cases: 90 │Total Cases: 1664

52 people remain in hospital with 14 in ICU. 

There were no new deaths reported in the Island Health region today, and a total of 119 deaths on Vancouver Island.

Vaccinations

As of Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, 91.0% of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 87.5% received their second dose.

In addition, 91.4% of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 88.1% received their second dose.

To date, 8,609,643 (+22,123) doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in BC; 4,056,728 (+3,640) of which are second doses.

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