February 10, 2022 - 4:05 PM
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials are reporting five new deaths due to COVID-19 bringing the total fatalities in the province to 2,730.
A news release Thursday says the province reported 1,318 new cases of the virus although officials have said this number is likely much higher because B.C. has reached its testing capacity.
Officials say they will no longer provide the number of active cases or those who are out of isolation.
They say the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 is 867, a drop from 985 last Thursday, while 138 people are in intensive care.
They say 90.4 per cent of those eligible aged 12 and older have had two shots of a vaccine, while 51.1 per cent of those have also had a booster dose.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has said all regulated health workers including dentists, pharmacists, doctors and chiropractors will be required to have their first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine by March 24 and the second dose within 35 days.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 10, 2022.
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