Another 14 people die from COVID-19 in B.C., hospitalizations fall

VANCOUVER – COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped again in British Columbia but another 14 people died over a three-day period since Friday.

A Health Ministry statement says the death toll has reached 2,946 people.

There were 359 people in hospital on Monday, down 11 from Friday, while 51 patients were in intensive care.

The ministry says almost 91 per cent of eligible people 12 and older have received their second dose of a vaccine.

In the same age group, 56.7 per cent have had their third shot.

An outbreak at Mission Memorial Hospital is over, although 13 health-care facilities still had outbreaks on Monday, most of them at long-term care facilities.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 14, 2022.