B.C. reports one death and 1,434 new COVID-19 cases over three days

VICTORIA – British Columbia has 1,434 more cases of COVID-19 in the last three days for an average of 478 cases per day.

A statement from the Health Ministry says there are now 5,090 active infections across B.C., of which about 58 per cent are in the Interior Health region.

Just over half of the latest cases are also located in that region, where COVID-19 restrictions have been tightened in a number of central Okanagan communities.

One more person has died, pushing the death toll to 1,780, while 104 people are hospitalized with the illness, including 47 in intensive care.

There are 10 active outbreaks at assisted-living or long-term care homes, down from 11 since the last update from the province on Friday.

The ministry says 83.6 per cent of eligible B.C. residents have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 73.2 per cent are fully vaccinated.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 16, 2021.