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By Caden Fanshaw

COVID-19

BC adds 908 COVID-19 cases, largest single-day total since November

Mar 26, 2021 | 3:43 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – The trend in BC for COVID-19 cases is not improving according to the latest numbers released by BC Health Officials.

The province reported 908 cases of COVID-19, 78 of which are in Northern Health the highest total for a single-day case count in Northern Health since February 17th.

The total for the province is a grim reminder of the spread of the virus, on Thursday BC saw its highest total since November, and a day later the total has grown beyond that.

There are 6,245 active cases of COVID-19 in the province an increase of just under 400.

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Of the active cases, 294 individuals are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 a slight decrease from Thursday’s data with 81 of whom are in intensive care, up by two.

There are now 9,996 people under public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases.

A further 87,866 people who tested positive are considered recovered.

BC has also counted three more deaths as now 1,449 people have died due to the virus since the pandemic started.

There have been 140 new confirmed COVID-19 cases that are variants of concern in our province, for a total of 1,912 cases. Of the total cases, 258 are active and the remaining people have recovered. This includes 1,666 cases of the B.1.1.7 (U.K.) variant, 47 cases of the B.1.351 (South Africa) variant and 199 cases of the P.1 (Brazil) variant.

To date, 637,856 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca-SII COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in B.C., 87,233 of which are second doses.

Vaccine appointment bookings are now open for people 74 or older and Indigenous peoples over 55. Starting on Monday, individuals who are clinically extreme vulnerability and have received a letter identifying them as such can also book their vaccine appointments.