VICTORIA — The provincial government says there were 1,438 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. over the weekend, including 166 in the Northern Health region.
Here’s the breakdown of new cases by day:
Nov.5-6: 553 cases
Nov.6-7: 462 cases
Nov.7-8:423 cases
There are 4,282 active cases of the virus province-wide with 407 people in hospital (down from 441 on Friday), 121 of whom are in intensive care.
The new/active cases include:
* 575 new cases in Fraser Health
* Total active cases: 1,832
* 155 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
* Total active cases: 485
* 321 new cases in Interior Health
* Total active cases: 683
* 166 new cases in Northern Health
* Total active cases: 608
* 221 new cases in Island Health
* Total active cases: 615
* no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
* Total active cases: 59
In the past 72 hours, 17 new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,218.
The new deaths include:
* Fraser Health: five
* Vancouver Coastal Health: two
* Interior Health: one
* Northern Health: six
* Island Health: three
As for vaccinations, 90.3% of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 86% have received their second dose.
From Oct.29 to Nov.4, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 65.5% of cases and from Oct.22 to Nov.4, they accounted for 70.4% of hospitalizations.
