Dec 31, 2021 6:47 PM - Connect News
B.C. is reporting 4,383 new cases of COVID-19, including 21 epi-linked cases, for a total of 251,054 cases in the province.
There are 17,357 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 230,784 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 211 individuals are in hospital and 66 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.
The new/active cases include:
2,319 new cases in Fraser Health
Total active cases: 7,940
977 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
Total active cases: 6,424
501 new cases in Interior Health
Total active cases: 1,713
122 new cases in Northern Health
Total active cases: 422
460 new cases in Island Health
Total active cases: 856
four new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
Total active cases: two
In the past 24 hours, one new death (Interior Health) has been reported, for an overall total of 2,420.
There have been 2,825 cases of the Omicron variant of concern confirmed in B.C.:
Fraser Health: 777
Vancouver Coastal Health: 1,333
Interior Health: 152
Northern Health: 13
Island Health: 548
Unknown: two
There have been six new health-care facility outbreaks at Mission Memorial Hospital, New Vista Care Centre, Chartwell Langley Gardens, Chartwell Carlton Gardens, Chartwell Crescent Gardens and Guildford Seniors Village (Fraser Health), for a total of 13 facilities with ongoing outbreaks.