A slight dip in the number of COVID cases in BC Tuesday

Oct 5, 2021 | 5:26 PM

VICTORIA — A slight dip in the number of COVID-19 cases in BC Tuesday with 593, including 87 in the Northern Health region.

Active cases of the virus continue to hover around the 6,000 mark though hospitalizations are up slightly to 345 province-wide.

The new/active cases include:

* 203 new cases in Fraser Health
* Total active cases: 2,300

* 68 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
* Total active cases: 869

* 128 new cases in Interior Health
* Total active cases: 1,151

* 87 new cases in Northern Health
* Total active cases: 836

* 107 new cases in Island Health
* Total active cases: 723

* No new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
* Total active cases: 58

In the past 24 hours, no new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 1,983.

There has been one new health care facility outbreak at University Hospital in the Internal Medicine Unit where seven patients have tested positive.

As for vaccinations, 81.7% of eligible people 12 and older in BC are now fully vaccinated.

by CKPG Today