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542 new BC COVID-19 cases and 7 deaths in BC, March 3, 2021

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Since yesterday, there have been 542 more diagnosed COVID-19 cases in B.C., and 8,617 cases are being actively monitored.

Case Counts:

  • Total cases in B.C. since the pandemic began: 81,367. Of the new cases, the breakdown is as follows:
    • Vancouver Coastal Health: 131 new cases
    • Fraser Health: 292 new cases
    • Island Health: 31 new cases
    • Interior Health: 43 new cases
    • Northern Health: 44 new cases
  • Active cases: 4,654 (previously 4,679)
  • Hospitalized cases: 246 (previously 243)
  • Intensive care: 64 (previously 63)
  • 7 new deaths (total 1,372)
  • Recovered: 75,255
  • To date, 289,809 (was 283,182) doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in B.C., 86,616 (was 86,537) of which are second doses.

There have been 18 new confirmed COVID-19 cases that are variants of concern in our province, for a total of 200 cases. Of the total cases, 11 are active and the remaining people have recovered. This includes 176 cases of the B.1.1.7 (U.K.) variant and 24 cases of the B.1.351 (South Africa) variant.

From today’s statement:

“Our goal is to protect as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, through the available COVID-19 vaccines. With a single primer dose, these vaccines are helping to stop outbreaks and reduce serious illness and death.

“Setting the second booster dose at 16 weeks allows us to expand the number of people who will have access to these safe and effective vaccines, and may provide more durable and longer lasting protection.

“We are pleased to see that today, the National Advisory Council on Immunization, as well as Canada’s Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health, have endorsed this approach.

“More people vaccinated – whether in Nanaimo, Nelson or North Vancouver – makes all of us safer. Until we have that next level of community protection, so does staying the course with our safety measures, staying small and local. Let’s keep going and get to those post-pandemic days.”

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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