A record breaking 2,046 new cases of COVID-19 detected in B.C.

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* 123 new cases in Interior Health
* Total active cases: 699

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* 53 new cases in Northern Health
* Total active cases: 217

* 248 new cases in Island Health
* Total active cases: 1,267

* one new case of a person who resides outside of Canada
* Total active cases: two

In the last 24 hours, one new death (Island Health) has been reported, for an overall total of 2,410.

There have been 975 cases of the Omicron variant of concern confirmed in B.C.:

* Fraser Health: 221

* Vancouver Coastal Health: 496

* Interior Health: 19

* Northern Health: four

* Island Health: 235

There are now 8739 active cases of the virus with 195 people in hospital, up eight from Wednesday.

As for vaccinations, 87.7% (4,372,428) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 82.7% (4,124,437) have received their second dose.

In addition, 91.8% (4,255,333) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 89% (4,124,353) received their second dose and 17% (785,505) have received a third dose.

Also, 92.2% (3,986,940) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 89.5% (3,869,327) received their second dose and 18% (784,714) have received a third dose.