COVID-19

3,798 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 179 in Northern Health

Jan 5, 2022 | 2:50 PM

VICTORIA — The provincial government is reporting 3,798 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. over the past 24 hours.

The new/active cases include:

* 1,739 new cases in Fraser Health
* Total active cases: 13,920

* 840 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
* Total active cases: 9,100

* 473 new cases in Interior Health
* Total active cases: 2,563

* 179 new cases in Northern Health
* Total active cases: 750

* 566 new cases in Island Health
* Total active cases: 3,631

* one new case of a person who resides outside of Canada
* Total active cases: three

There are 29,967 active cases of the virus, up from 27, 106 the day before, with 317 people in hospital, 83 of whom are in intensive care.

As of today, 88.3% (4,402,649) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 83.0% (4,138,255) have received their second dose.

In addition, 92.0% (4,266,177) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 89.3% (4,138,007) received their second dose and 21.5% (998,164) have received a third dose.

Also, 92.4% (3,996,885) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 89.7% (3,881,820) received their second dose and 23.1% (997,224) have received a third dose.

In the past 24 hours, no new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,427.