By Greg Fry

COVID-19

6,288 new cases of COVID-19 over the past three days, including 174 in Northern Health

Dec 27, 2021 | 3:50 PM

VICTORIA — The number of cases of COVID-19 continues to skyrocket.

According to the province of British Columbia, there have been 6,288 new cases of the virus over the past three days.

Here’s the breakdown:

* Dec. 24-25: 2,552 new cases

* Dec. 25-26: 2,023 new cases

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* Dec. 26-27: 1,713 new cases

The new cases include:

* 3,181 new cases in Fraser Health

* 1,482 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health

* 713 new cases in Interior Health

* 174 new cases in Northern Health

* 737 new cases in Island Health

* one new case in person who resides outside of Canada

No word yet on how many of the cases were as a result of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

The Ministry of Health says it will return to regular reporting of COVID-19 cases, vaccinations, hospitalizations and deaths, and cases and hospitalizations by vaccination status on Wednesday.

by Greg Fry

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