COVID-19 rates in Agassiz-Harrison continue to decline as boosters are quickly being administered to the area’s most vulnerable people.
As of Nov. 18, the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) has updated their vaccine rate data, adding a 70-plus age group who have received their third COVID-19 vaccine. The group saw a significant jump in just four days, from 33 per cent receiving the booster shot to 38 per cent. Nearly all local vaccine rate changes rise by about 1 or 2 per cent per week.
The BCCDC has recorded four more cases of COVID-19 in the local health area between Nov. 14 and 20. This is down two cases from the previous week’s total of six. The total number of COVID-19 cases in 2021 is 378 for an average of about 8.2 cases per week.
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There are currently no active exposure events in Agassiz-Harrison schools. There have been no local outbreaks since the most recent outbreak at Glenwood Seniors Community back in June.
Vaccination rates for first and second doses continue their gradual climb, primarily in the two age groups that have historically been lagging. 80 per cent of the currently eligible local population (12 and older) has been fully vaccinated (85 per cent partially vaccinated). 63 per cent of people aged 12 to 17 have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (70 per cent partially vaccinated). 81 per cent of people over the age of 18 in Agassiz-Harrison are fully vaccinated (86 per cent partially vaccinated).
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71 per cent of adults aged 18 to 49 are fully vaccinated in Agassiz-Harrison (79 per cent partially vaccinated). 88 per cent of the 50-plus age group is fully vaccinated (90 per cent partially vaccinated).
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