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B.C.’s COVID-19 update for August 27
As of Friday, August 27, 83.9% (3,886,952) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 75.8% (3,514,485) received their second dose.
In addition, 84.6% (3,657,914) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 76.9% (3,326,997) received their second dose.
B.C. is reporting 867 new cases of COVID-19, including four epi-linked cases, for a total of 163,560 cases in the province.
There are 5,657 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 155,928 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 159 individuals are in hospital and 84 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.
The new/active cases include:
* 350 new cases in Interior Health (total active cases: 2,190);
* 228 new cases in Fraser Health (total active cases: 1,377);
* 165 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health (total active cases: 1,132);
* 61 new cases in Northern Health (total active cases: 393);
* 63 new cases in Island Health (total active cases: 555).
In the past 24 hours, three new deaths (Interior Health) have been reported, for an overall total of 1,807.
There are 14 active outbreaks, including in long-term care at Village at Mill Creek – second floor, Nelson Jubilee Manor, Kootenay Street Village, Cottonwoods Care Centre, Brookhaven Care Centre and Spring Valley Care Centre (Interior Health) and in assisted or independent living at Nicola Meadows, Hawthorn Park, David Lloyd Jones, Sun Pointe Village and Hardy View Lodge (Interior Health).
From Aug. 12-25, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 82.0% of cases and 85.9% of hospitalizations.
Past week cases (Aug. 19-25) – Total 4,368
* Not vaccinated: 3,116 (71.3%);
* Partially vaccinated: 467 (10.7%);
* Fully vaccinated: 785 (18.0%).
Past two weeks cases hospitalized (Aug. 12-25) – Total 213
* Not vaccinated: 169 (79.3%);
* Partially vaccinated: 14 (6.6%);
* Fully vaccinated: 30 (14.1%).
Past week, cases per 100,000 population (Aug. 19-25)
* Not vaccinated: 199.0;
* Partially vaccinated 105.7;
* Fully vaccinated: 24.9;
Since December 2020, the province has administered 7,408,715 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.
Lead image: A request for guests to sanitize their hands upon entry to Boston Pizza in Fernie. Carrie Schafer/e-KNOW photo
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