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B.C. reports 992 new COVID-19 cases, 166 of them in Northern Health

Nov 13, 2021 | 9:43 AM

PRINCE GEORGE — The province reported 992 new COVID-19 cases for Thursday and Friday (Nov. 11 and 12), with 166 of them in Northern Health.

Active cases slightly decreased to 4,265 in the province (down by 56 since Wednesday). Northern Health’s active count is 645.

Hospitalizations went down across the province once more. Of the active cases, 384 patients are in hospital (down by 20), but patients in intensive care increased to 124 (up by seven). The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

Elsewhere, there were 308 new cases in Fraser Health (1,575 active), 263 in Interior Health (862), 138 in Island Health (614), and 117 in Vancouver Coastal Health (510).

Twenty-three new deaths were reported in the last 48 hours, one of them in Northern Health, for a provincial total of 2,257.

There are 25 active healthcare facility outbreaks in B.C., including two in Northern Health (Bulkley Valley District Hospital and Peace Villa).

As of Friday, 90.6 per cent (4,198,575) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while 86.5 per cent (4,010,702) received their second dose.