PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. -- Although concerns are high in B.C. right now about the spread of the Omicron variant, cases of COVID-19 in the northwest just reached some of their lowest levels in months.
Most notably, cases declined significantly in Terrace. The city’s Local Health Area recorded 26 new infections from December 5th to 11th, compared to 56 new cases in the previous seven-day reporting period.
Meanwhile, Upper Skeena had the highest per capita infection rate in the region with eight new cases.
Prince Rupert and Kitimat also had eight new cases each, while Smithers reported seven and Burns Lake saw three. Nechako and the far northwest had one new case each.
There were no new cases in Nisga’a or on Haida Gwaii.
Nisga'a and Haida Gwaii reported no new cases.’
New cases of COVID-19 in northwest B.C., Dec. 5th – 11th:
(Parentheses indicate change from previous week)
- Terrace: 26 (-30)
- Smithers: 7 (-5)
- Kitimat: 8 (-11)
- Upper Skeena: 12 (-4)
- Burns Lake: 3 (-5)
- Nechako: 1 (-1)
- Snow Country - Stikine - Telegraph Creek: 1 (-1)
- Haida Gwaii: 0 (-3)
- Prince Rupert: 8 (=)
- Nisga'a: 0 (=)
Vaccination rates in northwest B.C., as of Dec. 14th:
- Kitimat: 100% for first doses, 96% for second doses, 18% for third doses
- Nisga'a: 93% for first doses, 88% for second doses, 41% for third doses
- Snow Country - Stikine - Telegraph Creek: 92% for first doses, 83 % for second doses, 24% for third doses.
- Haida Gwaii: 91% for first doses, 86% for second doses, 29% for third doses
- Prince Rupert: 91% for first doses, 85% for second doses, 12% for third doses
- Terrace: 88% for first doses, 83% for second doses, 18% for third doses.
- Upper Skeena: 85% for first doses, 80% for second doses, 26% for third doses
- Smithers: 81% for first doses, for second doses, 13% for third doses.
- Burns Lake: 79% for first doses, 74% for second doses, 24% for third doses.
- Nechako: 76% for first doses, 70% for second doses, 12% for third doses
