553 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., including 36 up north

Aug 18, 2021 | 3:18 PM

VICTORIA — The provincial government announced 553 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. today, bringing the total number of cases in B.C. since the pandemic began to 157,567. Of those, 150,102 have recovered.

There are currently 5,580 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. Of the active cases, 107 individuals are in hospital and 53 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

The new/active cases include:

* 152 new cases in Fraser Health
* Total active cases: 990

* 97 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
* Total active cases: 811

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* 230 new cases in Interior Health
* Total active cases: 3,203

* 36 new cases in Northern Health
* Total active cases: 230

* 38 new cases in Island Health
* Total active cases: 337

* no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
* Total active cases: 9

In the past 24 hours, one new death (Fraser Health) has been reported, for an overall total of 1,782.

As for vaccinations, 82.8% of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 73.8% received their second dose.

by Greg Fry

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553 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., including 36 up north

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