VICTORIA — No end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This as another 743 new cases of the virus were announced today including 106 cases in the Northern Health region.
There are 5,979 active cases with 319 people in hospital, 149 of whom are in intensive care.
The new/active cases include:
* 292 new cases in Fraser Health
* Total active cases: 2,029
* 111 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
* Total active cases: 955
* 177 new cases in Interior Health
* Total active cases: 1,268
* 106 new cases in Northern Health
* Total active cases: 1,023
* 57 new cases in Island Health
* Total active cases: 660
* no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
* Total active cases: 44
In the past 24 hours, seven new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 1,922.
The new deaths include:
* Fraser Health: four
* Interior Health: one
* Northern Health: one
* Island Health: one
The death in the Northern Health region brings the death toll up north since the pandemic began to 171.
As for vaccinations, 87.5% of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 80.0% received their second dose.
In addition, 88.0% of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 80.9% received their second dose.
