COVID-19: B.C. reports another 12 deaths, cases in hospital fall below 600 – GLOBAL

February 25, 2022

British Columbia reported 12 more COVID-19-related deaths on Friday, as the number of cases in hospital fell below 600 for the first time since Jan. 13.

Health officials said there were 599 cases in B.C. hospitals, an overnight drop of 13. The number of cases in critical or intensive care fell by six to 96 — dipping below 100 for the first time since mid-January.

The number of active outbreaks in health-care facilities fell to 27, down from 46 two weeks ago.

Officials also reported 583 new cases, however daily new case counts no longer reflect the spread of the virus due to limits on testing.

As of Friday, 87.7 per cent of B.C.’s population (90.6 per cent of those eligible) had received one dose of COVID-19, 83.3 per cent of B.C.’s population (86.1 per cent of those eligible) had received two doses, and 48.1 per cent of B.C.’s population (57.4 per cent of those eligible) had received three doses.

Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/8647570/bc-covid-update-february-25-2022/