BC COVID-19 Update – January 6, 2021

Update on IH numbers: 

• IH is reporting 71 new cases overnight for a total of 4,310.
• 785 cases are active and on isolation.
• Thirty-three people are in hospital; nine of them in ICU.
• Total number of deaths in IH has risen to 34.*

• • 1 additional death at Heritage Square in Vernon.

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia:

“Today, we are reporting 625 new cases of COVID-19, including two epi-linked cases, for a total of 55,254 cases in British Columbia.

“There are 6,343 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. There are 381 individuals currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 78 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation.

“Currently, 8,719 people are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases, and a further 46,728 people who tested positive have recovered.

“Since we last reported, we have had 178 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 305 new cases in the Fraser Health region, 28 in the Island Health region, 71 in the Interior Health region, 43 in the Northern Health region and no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada.

“To date, 33,665 people have received a COVID-19 vaccine in B.C. Our focus is to ensure we safely deliver the vaccines as quickly as possible to communities across the province, using all available supply.

“There have been eight new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 962 deaths in British Columbia. We offer our condolences to everyone who has lost their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic.

– Written by Michael Reeve