As of Thursday, Sep. 2, 2021, 84.6% (3,922,233) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 76.9% (3,565,148) received their second dose.

In addition, 85.3% (3,688,115) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 77.9% (3,369,631) received their second dose.

B.C. is reporting 801 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 167,654 cases in the province.

Note: The numbers of total and new cases are provisional due to a delayed data refresh and will be verified once confirmed.

There are 5,931 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 159,560 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 199 individuals are in hospital and 116 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:

• 267 new cases in Fraser Health
  • Total active cases: 1,616
• 128 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
  • Total active cases: 1,102
• 237 new cases in Interior Health
  • Total active cases: 2,112
• 103 new cases in Northern Health
  • Total active cases: 553
• 66 new cases in Island Health
  • Total active cases: 541
• no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
  • Total active cases: seven

In the past 24 hours, six new deaths (Interior Health) have been reported, for an overall total of 1,824.

There have been two new health-care facility outbreaks at Northcrest Care Centre (Fraser Health) and Hillside Village (Interior Health). The outbreak at Nelson Jubilee Manor (Interior Health) has been declared over, for a total of 20 active outbreaks, including:

• long-term care: Heritage Village, Northcrest Care Centre (Fraser Health), Arbutus Care Centre, Brock Fahrni (Vancouver Coastal Health), Village at Mill Creek – second floor, Cottonwoods Care Centre, Brookhaven Care Centre, Spring Valley Care Centre, Kamloops Seniors Village, Hillside 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)

From Aug. 25-31, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 79.0% of cases and from Aug 18-31, they accounted for 84.0% of hospitalizations.

Past week cases (Aug. 25-31) – Total 4,861

• Not vaccinated: 3,345 (68.8%)
• Partially vaccinated: 496 (10.2%)
• Fully vaccinated: 1,020 (21.0%)

Past two weeks cases hospitalized (Aug. 18-31) – Total 268

• Not vaccinated: 203 (75.7%)
• Partially vaccinated: 22 (8.2%)
• Fully vaccinated: 43 (16.0%)

Since December 2020, the Province has administered 7,494,567 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.

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

• 288 new BC COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, 368 (down) hospitalized, and 46 (down) in ICU: March 11
• 336 new BC COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths, 388 (down) hospitalized, and 52 (down) in ICU: March 10
• 274 new BC COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths, 405 (down) hospitalized, and 58 (down) in ICU: March 9, 2022
• 254 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, 419 (down) hospitalized, and 63 (same) in ICU: March 8, 2022
• 997 new BC COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths, 449 (down) hospitalized, and 63 (down) in ICU: March 5-7, 2022 (3 days)
• 340 new BC COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths, 484 (down) hospitalized, and 69 (down) in ICU: March 4, 2022
• 391 new BC COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths, 511 (down) hospitalized, and 79 (up) in ICU: March 3, 2022
• 442 new BC COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths, 517 (down) hospitalized, and 73 (down) in ICU: March 2, 2022
• 466 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, 523 (down) hospitalized, and 83 (down) in ICU: March 1, 2022
• 974 new BC COVID-19 cases, 22 deaths, 549 (down) hospitalized, and 85 (down) in ICU: Feb 26-28, 2022
• 583 new BC COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths, 599 (down) hospitalized, and 96 (down) in ICU: Feb 25, 2022
• 597 new BC COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths, 612(down) hospitalized, and 102 (down) in ICU: Feb 24, 2022
• 799 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, 653 (down) hospitalized, and 108 (same) in ICU: Feb 23, 2022
• 2,103 new BC COVID-19 cases, 44 deaths, 733 (down) hospitalized, and 108 (down) in ICU: Feb 19-22, 2022 (4 days)
• 692 new BC COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths, 733 (down) hospitalized, and 113 (down) in ICU: Feb 18, 2022
• 782 new BC COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths, 744 (down) hospitalized, and 120 (down) in ICU: Feb 17, 2022
• 750 new BC COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths, 762 (down) hospitalized, and 121 (down) in ICU: Feb 16, 2022
• 519 new BC COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths, 787 (down) hospitalized, and 124 (up) in ICU: Feb 15, 2022
• 2,701 new BC COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths, 803 (down) hospitalized, and 119 (down) in ICU: Feb 12-14, 2022
• 1,245 new BC COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths, 846 (down) hospitalized, and 136 (down) in ICU: Feb 11, 2022