COVID-19: 80 percent of British Columbia residents are fully vaccinated, while the majority in the hospital are not fully immunized

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BC registered 743 new cases on Friday, and three-quarters of those diagnosed between Sept. 16-22 were not fully vaccinated.

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The Canadian Press

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September 24, 2021 • 15 minutes ago • 1 minute read • Join the conversation

Here's your daily update with the latest COVID-19 case count and vaccination rates in BC
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British Columbia has reached the 80 percent mark with the number of eligible residents who have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The province says it compares to nearly 88 percent of people who have been vaccinated with their starting dose.

It says BC registered 743 new cases on Friday and that three-quarters of those diagnosed between Sept. 16-22 were not fully vaccinated.

Seven more people have died from the infection, with a total of 1,922 deaths since the pandemic began.

The province says that after factoring in age, people who are not vaccinated are nearly 26 times more likely to be hospitalized than those who are fully vaccinated.

Provincial health official Dr. Bonnie Henry said this week that more information would be available by the end of this week on the return to providing warnings about exposure to the virus in schools, but the Health Ministry now says that will happen. next week.

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