B.C. reporting 1,079 new cases of COVID-19 over a three day period

Aug 9, 2021 | 3:39 PM

PRINCE GEORGE– The province of B.C. reported 293 new cases of COVID-19 on August 8th & 9th bringing the total number of cases over a three day period to 1,079.

There are currently 3,036 active cases of COVID-19 in the province with 30 of those cases located in the Northern Health region. The province is also reporting five new deaths in the past 72 hours with four deaths being in Interior Health and one being in the Northern Health region.

The new/active cases include:

258 new cases in Fraser Health
- Total active cases: 586
142 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
- Total active cases: 387
587 new cases in Interior Health
- Total active cases: 1,755
30 new cases in Northern Health
- Total active cases: 108
62 new cases in Island Health
- Total active cases: 188
no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
- Total active cases: 12

In an effort to help address community outbreaks and increased cases of the virus among people who have only one dose of the vaccine, the Province of B.C. will begin offering second-dose appointments at an earlier time, based on vaccine and appointment availability.

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Currently, invitations for the second dose go to people 49 days after their first dose. The Province is now transitioning toward offering second-dose vaccinations for people as early as 28 days after their first dose.

B.C. is reporting that 82.0% of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine while 70.3% have received their second dose.

Since December 2020, the Province has administered 7,067,738 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.

by Anthony Corea

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B.C. reporting 1,079 new cases of COVID-19 over a three day period

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