British Columbia: COVID-19 pandemic update

As of Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, 89.3% (4,448,921) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 83.4% (4,157,150) have received their second dose.In addition, 92.4% (4,282,675) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 89.7% (4,156,635) have received their second dose and 34.3% (1,591,505) have received a third dose.Also, 92.8% (4,011,947) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 90.1% (3,898,949) have received their second dose and 36.8% (1,590,246) have received a third dose.B.C. is reporting 1,975 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 301,121 cases in the province.Note: The numbers of total and new cases are provisional due to a delayed data refresh and will be verified once confirmed.There are 37,167 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 258,417 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 854 COVID-positive individuals are in hospital and 112 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.The new/active cases include:731 new cases in Fraser HealthTotal active cases: 18,271503 new cases in Vancouver Coastal HealthTotal active cases: 9,727478 new cases in Interior HealthTotal active cases: 5,58088 new cases in Northern HealthTotal active cases: 1,374175 new cases in Island HealthTotal active cases: 2,200no new cases of people who reside outside of CanadaTotal active cases: 15Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/depictions-media--4208927/support.