Omicron variant cases of COVID-19 rise to 135 in B.C. as province reports 753 new cases

B.C. is reporting 753 new cases of COVID-19, including one epi-linked case, for a total of 224,998 cases in the province.

There are 3,878 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 218,616 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 184 individuals are in hospital and 70 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 2,396.

The new deaths include:

Fraser Health: one

Vancouver Coastal Health: one

Island Health: one

There have been 135 cases of the Omicron variant of concern identified in B.C.:

Fraser Health: 38

Vancouver Coastal Health: 20

Interior Health: five

Northern Health: one

Island Health: 71