Vancouver Island adds 147 new COVID-19 cases as new pandemic restrictions announced
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Health officials say 302 cases of the Omicron variant of concern have been confirmed in B.C., nearly half of which are located in the island region.
The island region's new cases were among 789 cases confirmed across the province over the past 24 hours.
There are now 4,313 active cases of COVID-19 in B.C., including 975 active cases in the Vancouver Island region, according to a statement from the B.C. Health Ministry.
Island Health data identified the locations of 801 of the active cases Friday, including 379 in the South Island, 226 in the Central Island and 196 in the North Island.
Health officials say 302 cases of the Omicron variant of concern have been confirmed in B.C., nearly half of which are located in the island region.
A total of 145 cases of the Omicron variant have been confirmed in Island Health, 93 are in Vancouver Coastal Health, 58 are in Fraser Health, five are in Interior Health and 1 is in Northern Health.
Earlier Friday, health officials announced new pandemic restrictions related to the holiday season at a live briefing.
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