There are 4,901 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, with 8,861 people under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases. A further 76,752 people who tested positive have recovered.
Of the active cases, 255 individuals are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 66 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.
There have been four new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 1,380 deaths in British Columbia. We offer our condolences to everyone who has lost loved ones to COVID-19."
Across the province, the various Health Authorities reported the following case reports for the day: 149 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 365 new cases in the Fraser Health region, 26 in the Island Health region, 33 in the Interior Health region,
There were 60 new cases recorded in the Northern Health region, that brings the Northern Health total 4,799 cases of COVID-19 to since January of 2020.
One new case of COVID was reported for a person in BC, who resides outside of Canada.
As they have for the last few weeks, health officials have been keeping an eye on the growth of variant cases in BC. There have been four new confirmed COVID-19 cases today that are variants of concern in our province, for a total of 250 cases.
Of the total cases, 12 are active and the remaining people have recovered. This includes 222 cases of the B.1.1.7 (U.K.) variant and 28 cases of the B.1.351 (South Africa) variant.
Towards vaccinations, the health officials noted that, 311,208 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in B.C., 86,865 of which are second doses.
Today also found a fourth vaccine approved for Canada, with word that the Johnson and Johnson vaccine will soon be available to health authorities across the country.
"This has been a week of progress in our COVID-19 response, as we ready our province to begin our age-based immunizations and integrate the AstraZeneca-SII vaccine into our program.
Building on this momentum, the federal government approved a fourth COVID-19 vaccine today. The newly approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine is another tool in our immunization program that will help accelerate protection of people throughout our province.
Starting on Monday, vaccine appointment bookings for people over 90 and Indigenous people over 65 will get underway, with appointments available in communities provincewide.
“We ask that anyone outside of this age group waits to call until their registration window begins. Regular updates will be provided to ensure everyone has the latest registration information."
The prospect of additional vaccine stock offered up the chance for Doctor Henry to end the week with a bit of optimism towards the future for the province and what that may mean for relaxing some of the COVID related measures now in place.
Our days are brighter, but the number of new cases remains higher than where we want it to be. So, as we get outside and enjoy the many activities we can do safely, let’s ensure we are also staying the course with our safety measures.”
Turning back to the present, today's report also noted the number of COVID outbreaks still ongoing at Long Term care facilities, including Prince Rupert's Acropolis Manor.
As well today, Northern Health issued a potential COVID exposure notice for the city's Crane's Crossing homeless shelter facility at Five Corners in downtown Prince Rupert.
The BC Centre for Disease control has some valuable Coronavirus notes related to COVID-19 you can explore that information here.
You can learn more about the outbreak from both the Province and the Federal government from the links below:
More notes on Friday's provincial report can be explored here.
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| BC CDC Data for British Columbia for March 5 2021 |
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| BC CDC Data for Northern Health Region for March 5 2021 |
You can learn more about the outbreak from both the Province and the Federal government from the links below:
Federal Government site
British Columbia Government site
The World Health Organization website also offers up the latest advisories on the global situation.
More from Northern Health can be reviewed here
You can review our archive of past statements and local information here.
Local governments and organizations have also provided for increased awareness of COVID-19 issues, those past advisories can be reviewed here.
For notes from across Canada and British Columbia we have been archiving the latest items through our political portal Darcy McGee
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