COVID-19 update

641 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., including 39 up north

Aug 24, 2021 | 4:20 PM

VICTORIA — The provincial government announced 641 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. today, including 39 up north.

Active cases province wide are up over 5,300 with 138 people in hospital, 78 of whom are in intensive care.

The new/active cases include:

* 149 new cases in Fraser Health
* Total active cases: 1,223

* 125 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
* Total active cases: 1,330

* 273 new cases in Interior Health
* Total active cases: 2,054

* 39 new cases in Northern Health
* Total active cases: 308

* 53 new cases in Island Health
* Total active cases: 430

* two new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
* Total active cases: 12

In the past 24 hours, no new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 1,801.

As for vaccinations, 75.1% of eligible people 12 and older in BC are fully vaccinated.

From Aug. 9-22, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 83.4% of cases and 85.6% of hospitalizations.

Cases (Aug. 16-22)

* Unvaccinated: 2,870 (70.2%)

* Partially vaccinated: 541 (13.2%)

* Fully vaccinated: 680 (16.6%)

Hospitalizations (Aug. 9-22)

* Unvaccinated: 108 (77.7%)

* Partially vaccinated: 11 (7.9%)

* Fully vaccinated: 20 (14.4%)