508 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 25 in Northern Health

Feb 19, 2021 | 3:13 PM

VANCOUVER —Six more people have died due to complications from COVID-19 in British Columbia, bringing B.C.’s death toll to 1,327.

The provincial government announced a total of 508 cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours. Here’s the regional breakdown:

There are a total of 4,486 active cases of the virus in B.C., up from 4,348 Thursday.

The Province says 217 people are in hospital, 61 of whom are in intensive or critical care.

Seventy-two COVID-19 variants have now been confirmed in B.C. – 50 of which are the UK variants, 20 the South African variant.

As for immunizations, Thursday saw the highest number of vaccinations in B.C. with 12,250.

Since the pandemic began, 192,942 people have received a COVID-19 vaccine, 36,923 of which are second doses.

A total of 75,835 people have been diagnosed with COVID since the pandemic began in B.C., 69,970 of those people have recovered.

by Greg Fry