The BC Ministry of Health reported 753 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, December 16th.
There have been 224,998 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
New cases were reported in these health regions:
- Vancouver Coastal Health: 240
- Fraser Health: 232
- Island Health: 137
- Interior Health: 99
- Northern Health: 45
- Resident outside Canada: 0
There have been 135 cases of the Omicron variant of concern identified in B.C.:
- Fraser Health: 38
- Vancouver Coastal Health: 20
- Interior Health: 5
- Northern Health: 1
- Island Health: 71
There are currently 3,878 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
218,616 people who tested positive have recovered.
There are now a total of 184 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 70 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 2,396.
Outbreaks
There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks in the province.
The outbreak at Ponderosa Lodge (Interior Health) has been declared over.
There are no ongoing health care outbreaks in the province.
Island Health:
Island Health reported 137 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Island region and 787 active cases.
Breakdown of cases on Vancouver Island:
- South Vancouver Island Active cases: 364 │Total Cases: 5352
- Central Vancouver Island Active cases: 208 │ Total Cases: 6452
- North Vancouver Island Active cases: 215 │Total Cases: 2295
40 people remain in hospital with 7 in ICU.
There was 1 new death reported in the Island Health region today, and a total of 135 deaths on Vancouver Island.
Vaccinations
As of Wednesday, December 15th:
- 9,067,590 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in BC
- 86.8% of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 82.5% have received their second dose.
- 91.6% of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 88.7% received their second dose and 14% have received a third dose.
- 92.0% of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 89.2% received their second dose and 15% have received a third dose.
You can view the worldwide stats here.
