The BC Ministry of Health reported 437 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, December 10th.
There have been 222,013 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
New cases were reported in these health regions:
- Vancouver Coastal Health: 90
- Fraser Health: 105
- Island Health: 127
- Interior Health: 93
- Northern Health: 22
- Resident outside Canada: 0
There are currently 2,994 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
216,542 people who tested positive have recovered.
There are now a total of 211 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 72 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 at 2,381.
Outbreaks
There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks in the province.
The outbreak at St. Paul’s Hospital (Vancouver Coastal Health) has been declared over.
There are a total of 4 ongoing health care outbreaks in the province.
There are currently no health care outbreaks in the Island Health region.
Island Health:
Island Health reported 127 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Island region and 564 active cases.
Breakdown of cases on Vancouver Island:
- South Vancouver Island Active cases: 145 │Total Cases: 5046
- Central Vancouver Island Active cases: 200 │ Total Cases: 6282
- North Vancouver Island Active cases: 219 │Total Cases: 2098
34 people remain in hospital with 9 in ICU.
There was 1 new death reported in the Island Health region today, and a total of 131 deaths on Vancouver Island.
Vaccinations
As of Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, 86% of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 82.2% have received their second dose.
In addition, 91.4% of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 88.4% received their second dose and 12% have received a third dose.
Also, 91.8% of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 88.9% received their second dose and 13% have received a third dose.
To date, 8,919,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in BC; 4,097,320 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.
