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BC health officials report 4,383 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, December 30th

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The BC Ministry of Health reported 4,383 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, December 30th.

There have been 251,054 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

New cases were reported in these health regions:

  • Vancouver Coastal Health: 977
  • Fraser Health: 2,319
  • Island Health: 460
  • Interior Health: 501
  • Northern Health: 122
  • Resident outside Canada: 4

There are currently 17,357 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.

230,784 people who tested positive have recovered.

There are now a total of 211 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 66 of whom are in critical care — ICU or acute care units.

1 person died from COVID-related causes, making the provincial death toll 2,420.

Outbreaks

There have been six new health-care facility outbreaks at Mission Memorial Hospital, New Vista Care Centre, Chartwell Langley Gardens, Chartwell Carlton Gardens, Chartwell Crescent Gardens and Guildford Seniors Village (Fraser Health), for a total of 13 facilities with ongoing outbreaks

 

Vaccinations

As of Thursday, December 30th:

  • 9,368,643 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in BC
  • 91.9% (4,260,681) of eligible people 12 and older in BC have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 89.1% (4,131,345) have received their second dose and 19.1% (884,416) have received a third dose.
  • 92.3% (3,991,809) of all eligible adults in BC have received their first dose, 89.6% (3,875,648) have received their second dose, and 20.4% (883,558) have received a third dose.

You can view the worldwide stats here.

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