B.C. reports 267 new COVID-19 cases over three days, along with one additional death

B.C. wellness officials reported 267 caller cases of COVID-19 implicit the past 3 days, on with 1 death.

There were 94 cases from Friday to Saturday portion 79 cases were reported from Saturday to Sunday, and 94 from Sunday to Monday.

Of the caller cases, 41 were successful the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 48 were successful the Fraser Health region, 18 were successful Island Health, 155 were successful Interior Health, and 5 were successful Northern Health.

The seven-day rolling mean of caller cases is 89, up from 73 connected Friday.

The fig of radical successful infirmary with COVID-19 dropped by 3 to 43, the lowest full since Sept. 10. The fig of patients successful intensive attraction remains unchanged astatine 17.

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There has been a full of 149,109 COVID-19 cases since the commencement of the pandemic, 695 of which are active.

The 1 caller death, which was successful the Northern Health region, brings the province’s COVID-19 decease toll to 1,768.

During its past update connected Friday, the province reported 112 caller cases, the archetypal clip caller cases person topped 100 since June 18. The state besides reported 4 deaths connected Friday.

A full of 80.6 per cent of radical aged 12 and older person received a archetypal dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the state reported, portion 61.3 per cent person received 2 doses.

The state said Monday that a provincial wellness officer’s bid has been issued to each B.C. mink-farm operators aft 2 mink tested affirmative for SARS-CoV-2, the microorganism that causes COVID-19 successful humans, connected a workplace nether quarantine aft it had mink trial affirmative backmost successful May.

The order, which goes into effect immediately, places a moratorium connected immoderate caller mink farms successful B.C. and caps existing mink farms astatine their existent numbers.

The state said it is conducting a reappraisal of its policies and regulations astir fur farms.

— With files from Simon Little and Richard Zussman

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