The BC Ministry of Health reported 2,103 new cases of COVID-19 for a four-day period on Tuesday, February 22nd.
There have been 345,734 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
Day-to-Day Breakdown:
- Friday-Saturday: 631
- Saturday-Sunday: 571
- Sunday-Monday: 424
- Monday-Tuesday: 477
New cases were reported in these health regions:
- Vancouver Coastal Health: 326
- Fraser Health: 615
- Island Health: 337
- Interior Health: 610
- Northern Health: 215
- Resident outside Canada: 0
There are now a total of 688 people in hospital with COVID-19, 108 of whom are in critical care — ICU or acute care units.
44 new people have died from COVID-related causes, making the provincial death toll 2,830.
Outbreaks
There have been 4 new health-care facility outbreaks in the province: Hillside Village, Polson Long Term Care, Mission Creek Landing and Williams Lake Seniors Village (Interior Health).
The outbreaks at Mountainview Village, Noric House, Poplar Ridge, Pinegrove Care Centre (Interior Health), Tsawaayuus Rainbow Gardens and Berwick on The Lake (Island Health) have been declared over.
There are a total of 31 ongoing health care outbreaks in the province.
There are currently 17 health care outbreaks in the Island Health region.
Vaccinations
As of Tuesday, February 22nd:
- 11,281,350 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in BC
- 90.5% (4,512,730) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 85.9% (4,282,333) have received their second dose.
- 93.2% (4,319,917) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 90.6% (4,200,404) received their second dose and 54.9% (2,542,724) have received a third dose.
- 93.5% (4,046,012) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 91.1% (3,938,486) received their second dose and 57.0% (2,465,130) have received a third dose.
You can view the worldwide stats here.
