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INFORMATION BULLETIN | |
For Immediate Release 2022HLTH0085-000348 March 14, 2022 |
Ministry of Health |
COVID-19 pandemic update | |
VICTORIA – As of Monday, March 14, 2022, 90.7% (4,523,071) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 86.8% (4,325,516) have received their second dose. In addition, 93.4% (4,327,933) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 90.9% (4,213,393) received their second dose and 56.7% (2,626,013) have received a third dose. Also, 93.7% (4,053,200) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 91.3% (3,949,742) received their second dose and 58.5% (2,531,338) have received a third dose. Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 689 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 352,728 cases in the province:
Note: The numbers of new and total cases are provisional due to a delayed data refresh. The new cases include:
There are 359 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 51 are in intensive care. In the past 72 hours, 14 new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,946. Note: Three reported deaths have been removed from the total due to a data correction. The new deaths include:
There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. The outbreak at Mission Memorial Hospital (Fraser Health) has been declared over, for a total of 13 facilities with ongoing outbreaks, including:
From March 4-10, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 17.3% of cases. From Feb. 25 to March 10, they accounted for 29.4% of hospitalizations. Past week cases (March 4-10) - Total 2,023
Past two weeks cases hospitalized (Feb. 25 to March 10) - Total 381
Past week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (March 4-10)
Past two weeks, cases hospitalized per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Feb. 25 to March 10)
Since December 2020, the Province has administered 11,416,368 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 vaccines. Learn More: For the March 10, 2022, announcement on lifting COVID-19 restrictions, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022HLTH0081-000324 For information on when to get a COVID-19 test: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/testing/when-to-get-a-covid-19-test For information on COVID-19 treatments including Paxlovid: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/about-covid-19/treatments For information on booster doses, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/booster To learn more about COVID-19 vaccines for children: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/children For information on a third dose for people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/register#immunocompromised To learn about how B.C. counts its daily COVID-19 cases in hospitals, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021HLTH0058-001844 To learn about the BC Vaccine Card and how to access yours, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/vaccinecard.html Detailed data is posted daily on the BCCDC dashboard: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/data or: www.bccdc.ca 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. |
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