Three new COVID-19 deaths reported in Northern Health

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B.C. is reporting 596 new cases of COVID-19, as there are now 4,451 active cases in the province.

Of the active cases, 438 individuals are in hospital and 130 are in intensive care.

8 more people have died in BC, including three Northerners as BC’s death toll is now 2,200.

The new/active cases include:

• 222 new cases in Fraser Health
  • Total active cases: 1,927
• 46 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
  • Total active cases: 565
• 115 new cases in Interior Health
  • Total active cases: 666
• 159 new cases in Northern Health
  • Total active cases: 616
• 54 new cases in Island Health
  • Total active cases: 618
• no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
  • Total active cases: 59

From Oct. 27 to Nov. 2, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 64.5% of cases, and from Oct. 20 to Nov. 2 they accounted for 71.8% of hospitalizations.

Past week cases (Oct. 27 to Nov. 2) – Total 3,532

• Not vaccinated: 2,096 (59.3%)
• Partially vaccinated: 182 (5.2%)
• Fully vaccinated: 1,254 (35.5%)

Past two weeks cases hospitalized (Oct. 20 to Nov. 2) – Total 447

• Not vaccinated: 293 (65.5%)
• Partially vaccinated: 28 (6.3%)
• Fully vaccinated: 126 (28.2%)

Past week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Oct. 27 to Nov. 2)

• Not vaccinated: 269.4
• Partially vaccinated: 62.7
• Fully vaccinated: 29.0

Past two weeks, cases hospitalized per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Oct. 20 to Nov. 2)

• Not vaccinated: 56.4
• Partially vaccinated: 13.9
• Fully vaccinated: 2.8

90.1% (4,176,649) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 85.6% (3,968,494) have received their second dose.

In addition, 90.5% (3,915,733) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 86.2% (3,728,579) have received their second dose.