As of Wednesday, Sept. 1, B.C. is reporting 785 new cases of COVID-19, including five epi-linked cases, for a total of 166,853 cases in the province.

There are currently 5,873 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 158,900 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 199 individuals are in hospital and 112 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

Note: Intensive care numbers are a subset of the total in hospital. They are not in addition to the number of people in hospital.

The new/active cases include:

• 246 new cases in Fraser Health
  • Total active cases: 1,504
• 110 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
  • Total active cases: 1,042
• 266 new cases in Interior Health
  • Total active cases: 2,299
• 94 new cases in Northern Health
  • Total active cases: 483
• 69 new cases in Island Health
  • Total active cases: 538
• no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
  • Total active cases: seven

In the past 24 hours, two new deaths have been reported in the Vancouver Coastal Health and Island Health regions, for an overall total of 1,818.

There has been one new health-care facility outbreak at Arbutus Care Centre (Vancouver Coastal Health). The outbreak at Kootenay Street Village (Interior Health) has been declared over, for a total of 19 active outbreaks, including:

• long-term care: Heritage Village (Fraser Health), Arbutus Care Centre, Brock Fahrni (Vancouver Coastal Health), Village at Mill Creek – second floor, Nelson Jubilee Manor, Cottonwoods Care Centre, Brookhaven Care Centre, Spring Valley Care Centre, Kamloops Seniors Village (Interior Health) and Sunset Lodge (Island Health)
• acute care: Peace Arch Hospital, Chilliwack General Hospital (Fraser Health) and Fort St. John Hospital (Northern Health)
• assisted or independent living: Nicola Meadows, Hawthorn Park, David Lloyd Jones, Sun Pointe Village, Hardy View Lodge and Rose Woods Village (Interior Health)

Learn More:

• For the Aug. 31, 2021, modelling presentation, visit: http://news.gov.bc.ca/files/8-31_PHO_modelling.pdf
• For the provincial health officer’s order on masks in public indoor settings, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/25217
• For the Aug. 23, 2021, announcement on proof of vaccination in B.C., visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/25211
• For the new provincial health officer’s order on masks in public indoor settings, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/25217
• For the Aug. 12, 2021, announcement on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for long-term care workers, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/25143
• For new health measures in the central Okanagan, visit:
  https://www.interiorhealth.ca/AboutUs/MediaCentre/NewsReleases/Documents/IB_COVID_Outbreak_6%20August.pdf
• For information on breakthrough cases, visit: http://news.gov.bc.ca/files/7-27_breakthrough_cases.pdf
• Or see the BC Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) weekly data summary: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/data#summary
• Detailed data is posted daily on the BCCDC dashboard: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/data
  Or: www.bccdc.ca
• To register to be immunized or to learn about getting your second dose, visit: www2.gov.bc.ca/getvaccinated.html
  Or: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/dose-2
• To learn about BC’s Restart plan, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/info/restart
• For recent modelling, visit: http://news.gov.bc.ca/files/6-28_PHO_presentation.pdf
• For the provincial health officer’s orders and guidance, visit:
  https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/about-bc-s-health-care-system/office-of-the-provincial-health-officer/current-health-topics/covid-19-novel-coronavirus
• For guidance on restrictions, visit:
  https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/covid-19-provincial-support/restrictions
• The latest updates, including case counts, prevention, risks and to find a testing centre near you: http://www.bccdc.ca/
  Or follow @CDCofBC on Twitter.

For COVID-19 exposure events, updates and information, visit:

• BCCDC: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/public-exposures
• Fraser Health: fraserhealth.ca/covid19exposure
• Interior Health: https://news.interiorhealth.ca/news/public-exposures/
• Island Health: https://www.islandhealth.ca/learn-about-health/covid-19/data-outbreaks
• Northern Health: https://www.northernhealth.ca/health-topics/outbreaks-and-exposures
• Vancouver Coastal Health: http://www.vch.ca/covid-19/public-exposures

Previous provincial updates

• 525 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 21, 2021
• 1,692 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 20, 2021 (3 days)
• 768 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 17, 2021
• 706 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 16, 2021
• 661 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 15, 2021
• 677 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 14, 2021
• 1,984 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 13, 2021 (3 days)
• 820 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 10, 2021
• 774 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 9, 2021
• 814 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 8, 2021
• 2,425 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 7, 2021 (4 days)
• 671 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 3, 2021
• 801 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 2, 2021
• 785 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 1, 2021
• 655 new BC COVID-19 cases, Aug 31, 2021 (includes video of today’s modelling)
• 1,853 new BC COVID-19 cases, Aug 30, 2021 (3 days)
• 867 new BC COVID-19 cases, Aug 27, 2021
• 724 new BC COVID-19 cases, Aug 26, 2021
• 698 new BC COVID-19 cases, Aug 25, 2021
• 641 new BC COVID-19 cases, Aug 24, 2021