FORT ST. JOHN -- B.C. is reporting 759 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 180,937 cases in the province.

There are 5,458 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 173,215 people who tested positive have recovered.

Of the active cases, 324 individuals are in hospital and 157 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

The new/active cases include:

  • 129 new cases in Northern Health, total active cases: 943
  • 214 new cases in Fraser Health, total active cases: 1,734
  • 101 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health, total active cases: 877
  • 233 new cases in Interior Health, total active cases: 1,223
  • 79 new cases in Island Health, total active cases: 636

In the past 24 hours, 10 new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 1,910.

As of Wednesday, 87.1% (4,038,966) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 79.7% (3,692,922) received their second dose.