The BC Ministry of Health reported 974 new cases of COVID-19 for a three-day period on Monday, February 28th.
There have been 348,305 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
Day-to-Day Breakdown:
- Friday-Saturday: 398
- Saturday-Sunday: 297
- Sunday-Monday: 279
New cases were reported in these health regions:
- Vancouver Coastal Health: 100
- Fraser Health: 230
- Island Health: 215
- Interior Health: 319
- Northern Health: 110
- Resident outside Canada: 0
There are now a total of 549 people in hospital with COVID-19, 85 of whom are in critical care — ICU or acute care units.
22 new people have died from COVID-related causes, making the provincial death toll 2,873.
Outbreaks
There have been 2 new health-care facility outbreaks in the province: Sun Pointe Village and Fischer Place (Interior Health).
The outbreak at Trinity Care Centre (Interior Health) have been declared over.
There are a total of 28 ongoing health care outbreaks in the province.
There are currently 12 health care outbreaks in the Island Health region.
Vaccinations
As of Monday, February 28th:
- 11,339,815 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in BC.
- 90.6% (4,516,465) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 86.3% (4,299,888) have received their second dose.
- 93.3% (4,322,690) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 90.7% (4,204,895) have received their second dose and 55.7% (2,580,562) have received a third dose.
- 93.6% (4,048,472) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 91.1% (3,942,366) have received their second dose and 57.7% (2,494,701) have received a third dose.
You can view the worldwide stats here.
