The BC Ministry of Health reported 3,798 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, January 5th.
There have been 270,508 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
New cases were reported in these health regions:
- Vancouver Coastal Health: 840
- Fraser Health: 1,739
- Island Health: 566
- Interior Health: 473
- Northern Health: 179
- Resident outside Canada: 1
There are currently 29,967 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
237,195 people who tested positive have recovered.
There are now a total of 317 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 83 of whom are in critical care — ICU or acute care units.
There were no reports of deaths from COVID-related causes, making the provincial death toll 2,427.
Outbreaks
There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks in the province.
The outbreaks at Lions Gate Hospital, Joseph & Rosalie Segal Family Health Centre and UBC Hospital – Detwiller Pavillion (Vancouver Coastal Health) have been declared over.
There are a total of 21 ongoing health care outbreaks in the province.
There are currently 2 health care outbreaks in the Island Health region.
Vaccinations
As of Wednesday, January 5th:
- 9,502,325 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in BC
- 88.3% (4,402,649) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 83.0% (4,138,255) have received their second dose.
- 92.0% (4,266,177) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 89.3% (4,138,007) received their second dose and 21.5% (998,164) have received a third dose.
- 92.4% (3,996,885) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 89.7% (3,881,820) received their second dose and 23.1% (997,224) have received a third dose.
You can view the worldwide stats here.
