VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Fraser Health was the hardest-hit region of B.C. for COVID-19 infections over the weekend, recording 782 of the 1,986 new cases province-wide.
Saturday saw the most new cases in the past three days with 707.
There were 10 deaths linked to the virus, half of which were in the Fraser Health Authority. Two others were recorded each in Vancouver Coastal Health and Northern Health. One other person died in the Interior Health region.
Across the province, there are 326 people hospitalized with COVID-19, including 142 in the ICU. These numbers have not changed significantly since Friday
91% of those in critical care today due to COVID-19 were not fully vaccinated.
See the full breakdown by age: pic.twitter.com/3gA7pIXFt9
— Adrian Dix (@adriandix) October 4, 2021
Fraser Health also has more active cases than any other health region with 2,333. That’s more than double Interior Health, which has the second-most active cases at 1,132.
The province says between Sept. 24 and Sept. 30, people who are not fully vaccinated accounted for 71.5 per cent of cases. From Sept. 17 to Sept. 30, they accounted for 81.4 per cent of hospitalizations.
There are 20 active outbreaks in B.C. health-care facilities:
Long-term care: Willingdon Care Centre, Westminster House, The Residence in Mission, Magnolia Gardens, Manoah Manor and Good Samaritan Delta View Care Centre (Fraser Health);
Louis Brier Home and Hospital (Vancouver Coastal Health); Cottonwoods Care Centre, The Hamlets at Westsyde, Joseph Creek Care Village, Overlander, Village by the Station (Interior Health); Wrinch Memorial Hospital, Jubilee Lodge (Northern Health); and Victoria Chinatown Care Centre (Island Health).
Acute care: University Hospital of Northern BC (Northern Health); and Royal Inland Hospital (Interior Health).
Assisted or Independent Living: Sunset Manor, Menno Terrace East (Fraser Health); and Cooper Place (Vancouver Coastal Health).
Booster COVID-19 shots are starting to be offered to people living in long-term care and assisted living centres in B.C.
The province made the decision to offer third doses to certain groups after data showed older people do not develop as strong of an antibody response with their first two doses and people over the age of 70, especially those with underlying chronic medical conditions, are most at risk of a serious or fatal illness after contracting COVID-19.
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says six months after the second dose is the ideal time for the third to be administered.
However, the head of the BC Care Providers Association said Monday the organization still hadn’t heard many specifics about the rollout of the program.
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On Monday, the province’s updated mask mandate in schools also took effect. All children in B.C. elementary and secondary schools are now required to wear face coverings.
Henry says the decision was based on a spike in COVID-19 cases among children, especially in kids aged five to 11 who are too young to be vaccinated.
Related video: Mask mandate in effect for all K-12 schools starting Monday
Students must wear face coverings even while they are at their desks, as well as while on school buses. They can take them off temporarily to take part in high-intensity physical activity or play wind instruments, as well as to eat or drink.
People who cannot tolerate wearing a mask for health or behavioural reasons are exempt from the policy, as are people who are not able to put on or remove a mask without help. Staff who are helping someone with a disability or diverse ability where visual cues, facial expressions and/or lip reading is important, are also not required to wear a mask.
With files from Dean Recksiedler, Hana Mae Nassar, Claire Fenton, and Lasia Kretzel
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