British Columbia health officials reported 24,372 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, including 1,338 in the Island Health region.
In a news release Tuesday, they say sa国际传媒 recorded 1,117 new cases of COVID-19 but officials have said this number is likely higher because the province has reached its testing capacity. A total of 175 new cases were confirmed in Island Health.
There are 986 people in hospital with COVID-19, including 146 in intensive care. Ninety-two people are in hospital in Island Health, with 10 in intensive care units.
No new deaths were reported, leaving the death toll at 2,707.
Officials say there is one new outbreak at a health-care facility for a total of 55 facilities with added COVID-19 restrictions. The new outbreak was at Rest Haven Lodge long-term care home in Sidney.
Island Health said four resident cases have been identified at the facility, which is owned and operated by Broadmead Care Society.
An outbreak has been declared over at Victoria’s Beacon Hill Villa long-term care home. Twenty-nine resident cases and two staff cases were linked to this outbreak, the health authority said.
Beacon Hill Villa is owned and operated by West Coast Seniors Housing Management.
Outbreaks continue at 26 other health-care facilities in the region, including Victoria General Hospital, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital and Cowichan District Hospital.
According to provincial officials, 90.4 per cent of eligible people age 12 and older have had two shots of a vaccine, while 50.2 per cent of those have had a booster dose.
Officials say between Jan. 31 and Feb. 6, almost 24 per cent of the COVID-19 cases were among people who were not fully vaccinated.
