By James Peters
COVID-19

COVID-19: Hospitalizations decrease, eight more deaths over the weekend

Mar 21, 2022 | 3:15 PM

VICTORIA — The province is reporting another decrease in COVID-19 hospitalization over the weekend.

In its Monday (Mar. 21) surveillance report, the Ministry of Health says there are 271 people in B.C. hospitals with COVID-19, a decrease of 19 from Friday.

There are 49 people in intensive care, up by three over the weekend.

Of all those in hospital for the week of March 11 to 17, 16.8 per cent are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Eight more people have died of COVID-19, increasing the provincial death toll to 2,974. None of the newly reported deaths took place in Interior Health.

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