3,223 new COVID cases in B.C.; 408 in Interior Health

There were 3,223 new cases of COVID-19  in B.C. in the last 24 hours. Of those, 408 were in the Interior Health region.

Both tallies are down from yesterday which were, in turn, down from record highs set on Dec. 30.

There were 1,538 new cases in the Fraser Health region, 662 in Vancouver Coastal, 417 on Vancouver Island and 194 in the Northern Health region, according to a news release from the Province of B.C. issued today, Jan. 6.

There were three more deaths, but none in Interior Health, bringing the provincial total to 2,430.

There are a record 31,817 active cases in B.C. with 324 people in hospital, 90 of whom are in intensive care.

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The vaccination rate for those over the age of 12 with at least one dose is 92.1% and 89.3% of people over the age of 12 have two doses. The percentage of people with booster shots climbed to 22.5%.

There were 16 new COVID outbreaks in health care facilities but none in Interior Health.

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