VICTORIA — The provincial government is announcing 1,986 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. over the weekend, including 346 in the Northern Health region.
* Oct. 1-2: 617 new cases
* Oct. 2-3: 707 new cases
* Oct. 3-4: 662 new cases
There are 5,986 active cases of the virus with 326 people in hospital, 142 of whom are in intensive care.
The new/active cases include:
* 782 new cases in Fraser Health
* Total active cases: 2,333
* 226 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
* Total active cases: 859
* 414 new cases in Interior Health
* Total active cases: 1,132
* 346 new cases in Northern Health
* Total active cases: 965
* 218 new cases in Island Health
* Total active cases: 640
* No new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
* Total active cases: 57
The province says COVID-19 claimed 10 more lives over the weekend.
The new deaths include:
* Fraser Health: five
* Vancouver Coastal Health: two
* Interior Health: one
* Northern Health: two
As for vaccinations, 81.6% of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. are now fully vaccinated.
From Sept. 24-30, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 71.5% of cases and from Sept. 17-30, they accounted for 81.4% of hospitalizations.
