B.C. reports 789 new COVID-19 cases as number of Omicron cases rise to 302

B.C. is reporting 789 new cases of COVID-19, including four epi-linked cases, for a total of 225,785 cases in the province.

There are 4,313 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 218,960 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 191 individuals are in hospital and 74 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 2,399.

The new deaths include:

Fraser Health: one

Vancouver Coastal Health: one

Northern Health: one

There have been 302 cases of the Omicron variant of concern identified in B.C.:

Fraser Health: 58

Vancouver Coastal Health: 93

Interior Health: five

Northern Health: one

Island Health: 145