By James Peters

COVID-19

B.C. sees 427 new COVID-19 cases; 47 in Interior Health

Feb 17, 2021 | 3:34 PM

VICTORIA — B.C. is reporting 427 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday (Feb. 17), including 47 within Interior Health.

The new figures came in a prepared statement from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

There have been a total of 74,710 cases in B.C. since the pandemic began, spread out thusly:

• 17,225 — Vancouver Coastal (up by 90)
• 44,220 — Fraser Health (up by 236)
• 2,026 — Island Health (up by 18)
• 7,055 — Interior Health (up by 47)
• 4,135 — Northern Health (up by 31)
• 154 — Reside outside of Canada (up by 5)

There are 4,150 active cases of COVID-19 in B.C. Wednesday, down by 39 from Tuesday. Henry reports 232 people in hospital, with 63 in intensive care.

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Within Interior Health, there are 723 active cases of the virus Wednesday, down by 12 from Tuesday. There are 27 patients hospitalized with 11 in critical care.

Three more people have died of the virus, raising the province’s death toll to 1,317. The Interior Health death toll remains at 88.

The total of those under active public health surveillance due to direct COVID-19 is at 7,238.

There are now 69,167 people considered fully recovered from the virus, or 93 per cent of all recorded cases.

Henry says 176,015 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in B.C., including 26,030 second doses.