B.C. reports 1,308 new COVID-19 cases as active cases in province rise past 6,000

B.C. is reporting 1,308 new cases of COVID-19, including 10 new epi-linked cases, for a total of 229,643 cases in the province.

There are 6,348 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 220,741 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 192 individuals are in hospital and 76 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

In the last 24 hours, one new death (Northern Health) has been reported, for an overall total of 2,403.

There have been 756 cases of the Omicron variant of concern identified in B.C.:

Fraser Health: 129

Vancouver Coastal Health: 413

Interior Health: eight

Northern Health: two

Island Health: 204