COVID-19 update

191 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health

Oct 20, 2021 | 5:04 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — The fourth wave of the pandemic shows no signs of slowing down in the Northern Health region.

This as the province announced 696 new cases of COVID-19 today, including 191 in Northern Health.

There are 4,888 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. Of the active cases, 370 individuals are in hospital and 139 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

The new/active cases include:

* 252 new cases in Fraser Health
* Total active cases: 1,929

* 76 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
* Total active cases: 724

* 118 new cases in Interior Health
* Total active cases: 795

* 191 new cases in Northern Health
* Total active cases: 864

* 59 new cases in Island Health
* Total active cases: 517

* no new cases of a people who reside outside of Canada
* Total active cases: 59

In the past 24 hours, six new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,092.

The new deaths include:

* Fraser Health: five

* Vancouver Coastal Health: one

As for vaccinations, 89.3% (4,138,787) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 83.6% (3,876,579) received their second dose.

From Oct. 12-18, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 67.2% of cases and from Oct. 5-18, they accounted for 74.9% of hospitalizations.