18 more people die of COVID-19 as B.C. records 2,239 new cases over 3 days
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British Columbia confirmed 2,239 new cases of COVID-19 and 18 more deaths over the weekend, health officials said Monday.
In a statement, the provincial government said 876 cases were diagnosed from Friday to Saturday, 657 from Saturday to Sunday and 706 from Sunday to Monday.
A total of 303 people are in hospital, with 141 in intensive care.
Officials said people who are not fully vaccinated continue to account for the vast majority of new cases and hospitalizations.
As of Monday, 87.7 per cent of those 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 80.5 per cent a second dose.
Overall hospitalizations, which typically lag behind spikes and dips in new cases, are down by 1.3 per cent from last Monday, when 307 people were in hospital with the disease but up by about 90 per cent from a month ago on Aug. 27 when 159 people were in hospital.
The number of patients in intensive care is down by about 10 per cent from 156 a week ago but up by 67 per cent from a month ago when 84 people were in the ICU.
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