VICTORIA — The provincial government announced another 1,853 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia over the past three days.
Here’s the breakdown:
* Aug. 27-28: 769 new cases
* Aug. 28-29: 581 new cases
* Aug. 29-30: 503 new cases
There are 5,918 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 157,419 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 176 individuals are in hospital and 91 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.
The new/active cases include:
* 531 new cases in Fraser Health
* Total active cases: 1,371
* 295 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
* Total active cases: 1,076
* 707 new cases in Interior Health
* Total active cases: 2,424
* 142 new cases in Northern Health
* Total active cases: 453
* 178 new cases in Island Health
* Total active cases: 587
* no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
* Total active cases: seven
In the past 72 hours, seven new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 1,814.
The new deaths include:
* Fraser Health: one
* Interior Health: three
* Northern Health: one
* Island Health: two
There have been four new health-care facility outbreaks, including one at Fort St. John Hospital (acute care).
As of today (Aug.30), 84.2% of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 76.4% received their second dose.
In addition, 84.9% (3,672,685) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 77.5% (3,350,149) received their second dose.
