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1,478 new BC COVID-19 cases and 8 deaths in BC, March 1, 2021 (3 days)

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Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer, speaking at today’s earlier announcement on the vaccine schedule, Phase 2.

Since Friday, there have been 1,478 more diagnosed COVID-19 cases in B.C., and 8,210 cases are being actively monitored.

For the past three days:

  • Feb. 26 to 27, we had 532 new cases,
  • Feb. 27 to 28, we had 508 new cases and
  • in the last 24 hours, we had a further 438 new cases

Case Counts:

  • Total cases in B.C. since the pandemic began: 79,194. Of the new cases, the breakdown is as follows:
    • Vancouver Coastal Health: 327 new cases
    • Fraser Health: 857 new cases
    • Island Health: 88 new cases
    • Interior Health: 92 new cases
    • Northern Health: 114 new cases
  • Active cases: 4,464 (previously 4,665)
  • Hospitalized cases: 236 (previously 232)
  • Intensive care: 65 (previously 63)
  • 8 new deaths (total 1,355)
  • Recovered: 73,188
  • To date, 275,681 (was 252,373) doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in B.C., 83,777 (was 68,157) of which are second doses.

There have been 42 new confirmed COVID-19 cases that are variants of concern in our province, for a total of 158 cases. Of the total cases, 10 cases are active and the remaining people have recovered. This includes 137 cases of the B.1.1.7 (U.K.) variant and 21 cases of the B.1.351 (South Africa) variant.

From today’s statement:

“Today, we begin Phase 2 of our COVID-19 immunization program, which will immunize more than 400,000 people in B.C. between March and early April.

“Phase 2 continues to focus on high-priority, higher-risk individuals, in advance of the age-based general population immunizations that will follow.

“With the additional supply from the newly approved AstraZeneca/Serum Institute of India viral vector vaccine, combined with setting the second dose interval at 16 weeks, everyone moves up the line, meaning more people will be vaccinated more quickly.

“Every day we are one step closer to widespread community immunity and post-pandemic life. Let’s ensure we are continuing with our efforts until we get there.”

COVID-19 cases for the most recent 7-day period (Sunday to Saturday). The map is updated weekly, on Wednesdays. The image above is from Feb 7 – 13, 2021. Click to see the full map.

Other resources

Access the BC COVID-19 dashboard for the latest case counts and information on recoveries, deaths, hospitalizations, testing and more:

Cases by Health Service Delivery Area

Click here (Updated weekly on Thursdays)

Previous provincial updates

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