Out of 18,120 cases since last March, 17,268 have since recovered.
There were 1,419 vaccine doses given in the region since Tuesday, moving the total dose count to 412,928. Of those, 185,948 are second doses and 24,665 are other doses.
Provincial COVID-19 data
The province added 584 cases on Wednesday, moving the active case count to 3,458.
There are 193 people in hospital, 77 of whom are in critical care.
There were seven COVID-19 deaths since Tuesday, moving the provincial total to 2,393.
Out of 224,245 cases since last spring, 218,295 have since recovered.
Health Minister Dix hints at possible restrictions
At a media availability on Wednesday afternoon, Health Minister Adrian Dix said “it’s time to exercise caution in all that we do,” referring to the rise of the Omicron variant in the province.
Dix says there were meetings on Wednesday to discuss possible new public health orders. He urged residents to avoid unnecessary travel.
“There will be other trips, but you only have one life.”
Dix says there will be a rapid testing plan released next week. The province has been waiting for at-home tests since November, but they haven’t arrived in large enough numbers.
On public health measures, Dix says it is time to exercise caution “in all that we do.” There have been meetings today about possible new public health orders. #bcpoli
— Richard Zussman (@richardzussman) December 16, 2021
Northern Health region adds 31 cases, Dix hints at more possible restrictions to come - Energeticcity.ca
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