B.C.’s COVID-19 update for March 2

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Posted: March 2, 2022

B.C.’s COVID-19 update for March 2

B.C. today reported 442 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 349,213 cases in the province.

The new cases include:

* Interior Health: 105

* Fraser Health: 111

* Vancouver Coastal Health: 69

* Northern Health: 59

* Island Health: 98

There are 517 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 73 are in intensive care.

In the past 24 hours, 10 new deaths have been reported, for a total of 2,883.

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

There have been five new health-care facility outbreaks at Mission Memorial Hospital (Fraser Health), Gillis House (Interior Health), Berwick House Gordon Head, The Heights at Mt. View and Greenwoods (Island Health).

The outbreaks at Burnaby Hospital, Langley Memorial Hospital, Good Samaritan Delta View Care Centre (Fraser Health), Glenmore Lodge, Castleview Care Centre (Interior Health), Eden Gardens, Kiwanis Village Lodge, Glacier View Lodge, Sidney All Care, Wexford Creek and Salvation Army Sunset Lodge (Island Health) have been declared over, for a total of 21 facilities with ongoing outbreaks.

As of Wednesday, March 2, 90.6% (4,517,602) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 86.3% (4,302,285) have received their second dose.

In addition, 93.3% (4,323,606) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 90.7% (4,206,171) received their second dose and 55.8% (2,587,716) have received a third dose.

Also, 93.6% (4,049,297) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 91.2% (3,943,505) received their second dose and 57.8% (2,500,631) have received a third dose.

From Feb. 22-28, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 19.7% of cases. From Feb. 15-28, they accounted for 34.6% of hospitalizations.

Past week cases (Feb. 22-28) – Total 3,087

* Not vaccinated: 494 (16.0%)

* Partially vaccinated: 114 (3.7%)

* Fully vaccinated: 2,479 (80.3%)

Past two weeks cases hospitalized (Feb. 15-28) – Total 466

* Not vaccinated: 137 (29.4%)

* Partially vaccinated: 24 (5.2%)

* Fully vaccinated: 305 (65.4%)

Past week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Feb. 22-28)

* Not vaccinated: 118.6

* Partially vaccinated: 60.3