B.C.’s COVID-19 update for March 3

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Posted: March 3, 2022

B.C. is March 3 reporting 391 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 349,604 cases in the province.

The new cases include:

* Interior Health: 100

* Fraser Health: 88

* Vancouver Coastal Health: 43

* Northern Health: 75

* Island Health: 85

There are 511 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 79 are in intensive care.

In the past 24 hours, 13 new deaths have been reported, for a total of 2,896.

The new deaths include three in Interior Health, four in Fraser Health, four in Vancouver Coastal Health and two in Northern Health.

There has been one new health-care facility outbreak at Parkwood Court (Island Health). The outbreak at Rest Haven Lodge (Island Health) has been declared over, for a total of 21 facilities with ongoing outbreaks.

As of Thursday, March 3, 90.6% (4,517,958) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 86.3% (4,303,614) have received their second dose.

In addition, 93.3% (4,323,865) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 90.8% (4,206,659) have received their second dose and 55.9% (2,590,923) have received a third dose.

Also, 93.6% (4,049,516) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 91.2% (3,943,913) have received their second dose and 57.9% (2,503,289) have received a third dose.

From Feb. 23-March 1, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 19.6% of cases. From Feb. 16-March 1, they accounted for 34.4% of hospitalizations.

Past week cases (Feb. 23-March 1) – Total 3,005

* Not vaccinated: 483 (16.1%)

* Partially vaccinated: 106 (3.5%)

* Fully vaccinated: 2,416 (80.4%)

Past two weeks cases hospitalized (Feb. 16-March 1) – Total 439