752 new COVID cases in B.C.; 164 in Interior Health

After a bit of a downward trend in new COVID cases in the Interior Health region over the past few days, the numbers went the other way today with 164 new cases in the last 24 hours.

In B.C., 752 new cases were recorded, the highest number in the last week.

The Fraser Health region recorded 297 of the new cases with 130 in Northern Health, 85 in Vancouver Coastal and 76 on Vancouver Island, according to a Ministry of Heal news release issued today, Oct. 6.

There were nine more deaths, none of which were in Interior Health, bringing the provincial total to 1,992.

Of the 5,945 active cases, 1,142 are in Interior Health. There are 350 people in B.C. hospitals, 136 of whom are in intensive care.

The vaccination rate is at 88.4% for those over the age of 12 with one dose and at 81.9% for those with two doses.

And update on COVID-19 outbreaks in health care settings, issued by Interior Health, shows there are 53 cases, including 41 residents, in Cottonwoods Care Centre in Kelowna. Six deaths are related to the outbreak.

Overlander Long-Term Care in Kamloops has 25 cases, including 19 residents, with two deaths connected to the outbreak.

Village by the Station long-term care in Penticton has 24 cases which includes 16 residents with one death connected to the outbreak.

Two patients in Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, on unit 6N, have COVID.

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