B.C. now has 10 cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19

B.C. is reporting 437 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 222,013 cases in the province.

There are currently 2,994 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 216,542 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 211 individuals are currently in hospital and 72 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

In the past 24 hours, three new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,381.

The new deaths include:

Fraser Health: one

Vancouver Coastal Health: one

Island Health: one

There have been 10 cases of the Omicron variant of concern identified in British Columbia, in the Vancouver Coastal, Fraser and Island Health regions.