B.C.’s COVID-19 update for March 7

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Posted: March 7, 2022

Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 997 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 350,941 cases in the province:

* March 4-5: 385 new cases;

* March 5-6: 327 new cases;

* March 6-7: 285 new cases.

Note: The numbers of new and total cases are provisional due to a delayed data refresh.

The new cases include:

* Interior Health: 242

* Fraser Health: 263

* Vancouver Coastal Health: 209

* Northern Health: 79

* Island Health: 204

There are 449 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 63 are in intensive care.

In the past 72 hours, 11 new deaths have been reported, for a total of 2,914.

The new deaths include three in Interior Health, one in Northern Health, six in Fraser Health and one in Island Health.

There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks.

The outbreaks at Menno Home, Cascade Gardens Seniors Community (Fraser Health) and Sun Pointe Village (Interior Health) have been declared over, for a total of 17 facilities with ongoing outbreaks.

As of Monday, March 7, 90.7% (4,520,196) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 86.5% (4,311,761) have received their second dose.

In addition, 93.3% (4,325,628) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 90.8% (4,209,151) received their second dose and 56.2% (2,605,260) have received a third dose.

Also, 93.7% (4,051,129) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 91.2% (3,946,098) received their second dose and 58.1% (2,514,841) have received a third dose.

From Feb. 25 to March 3, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 19.1% of cases. From Feb. 18 to March 3, they accounted for 31.9% of hospitalizations.

Past week cases (Feb. 25 to March 3) – Total 2,596

* Not vaccinated: 419 (16.1%)

* Partially vaccinated: 77 (3.0%)

* Fully vaccinated: 2,100 (80.9%)

Past two weeks cases hospitalized (Feb. 18 to March 3) – Total 427

* Not vaccinated: 114 (26.7%)

* Partially vaccinated: 22 (5.2%)

* Fully vaccinated: 291 (68.1%)

Past week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Feb. 25 to March 3)

* Not vaccinated: 111.1

* Partially vaccinated: 47.3

* Fully vaccinated: 46.0