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Local COVID-19 cases continue gradual decline

12 new cases reported in past week, says BCCDC

Much like the rest of the province, the local health area is showing signs of COVID-19 decline.

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control has reported 12 new cases of COVID-19 in Agassiz-Harrison between Jan. 30 and Feb. 5. This is down slightly from the previous week, in which 13 new COVID-19 cases were reported.

Though COVID-19 cases have declined over the course of 2022 so far. However, when all COVID-19 data on record is factored in, the past two weeks were still slightly above average.

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There have been 165 cases of COVID-19 reported in Agassiz-Harrison in 2022 so far.

There are no current exposure events or outbreaks in Agassiz-Harrison schools.

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Vaccination rates are largely the same but continue a gradual climb. Here are the vaccination rates by age group. Changes are in bold:

Ages 5-11: 36 per cent partially vaccinated

Ages 12 +: 83 per cent fully vaccinated (87 per cent partially vaccinated)

Ages 12 to 17: 67 per cent fully vaccinated (72 per cent partially vaccinated)

Ages 18+: 84 per cent fully vaccinated (88 per cent partially vaccinated)

Ages 18 to 49: 77 per cent fully vaccinated (82 per cent partially vaccinated)

Ages 50+ : 89 per cent fully vaccinated (91 per cent partially vaccinated)

Ages 70+ with booster: 79 per cent

Stay connected to www.agassizharrisonobserver.com for the latest local COVID-19 news.


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