New COVID-19 cases in New Westminster went down according to the latest data from the BC Centre for Disease Control.
BCCDC data show New Westminster had a total of 63 cases between March 14 and 20 – down from the 73 cases from March 7 to 13 and the 67 new cases between Feb. 28 and March 6 and the 71 new coronavirus cases between Feb. 21 and 27 – the same number as Feb.14 and 20. These past few weeks have been up sharply from the 46 cases from Feb. 7 to 13, and the 50 new coronavirus cases between Jan. 31 and Feb. 6, but down from the 85 new coronavirus cases between Jan. 24 and 30.
New B.C. government data on the COVID-19 pandemic has good news and bad news.
While the province vaccinated a record 25,126 doses to a record 25,114 people (with 12 people getting needed second doses), the number of people actively battling COVID-19 infections has risen to 5,573 – the highest tally since January 8.
The total number of vaccinated British Columbians has grown to 495,454, and will almost certainly pass the half-million threshold tomorrow. Health officials have administered 582,634 doses of vaccine, including second doses to an additional 87,180 people.
The vaccination effort will be helped by 1,400 laid-off tourism and hospitality workers who would be doing non-clinical work, Premier John Horgan told media March 24.
Health officials detected 716 new infections between Tuesday and Wednesday. This is only the fourth time this year that the province's daily tally of new cases has exceeded 700.
- With additional reporting by Glen Korstrom, Glacier Media
