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50% of BC adults fully protected against COVID-19

(Files by Brendan Pawliw – My Prince George Now)

BC Health Officials are reporting 47% of residents 12 and up along with half of all eligible adults (50.5) have received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.

In addition, 80.3% of eligible adults and 79.3% of those 12+ have gotten their first jab.

Forty-one new infections were reported today (Wednesday), including two in Northern Health, and 16 in Interior Health.

There are 639 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, 28 of them are in our health region.

In addition, 65 people are battling the virus in hospital, 11 of which are in intensive care.

BREAKDOWN BY REGION:

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  • two new cases in Northern Health
    • Total active cases: 28
  • 10 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
    • Total active cases: 258
  • 16 new cases in Interior Health
    • Total active cases: 157
  • 11 new cases in Fraser Health
    • Total active cases: 165
  • one new case in Island Health
    • Total active cases: 24
  • one new case of a person who resides outside of Canada
    • Total active cases: seven
Darin Bain
Darin Bain
Darin is a news reporter for Vista Radio's Prince George stations. His career started in the Cariboo in 2020, working as a News Reporter in both 100 Mile House and Williams Lake before making the move to Prince George in late 2021.

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