It’s no joke: for the first time since last August, Agassiz-Harrison has reported a COVID-free week.
According to the latest information from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, between March 20 and 26, there were zero new cases of COVID-19 in the local health area. COVID-19 cases have been in the single digits since early February, falling off quickly from a major spike from the end of last year to mid-January 2022.
During this time last year, there were three cases of COVID-19 in Agassiz-Harrison. There has been a total of 198 cases of COVID-19 in Agassiz-Harrison during the first three months of 2022.
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There have been no recent outbreaks or exposure events in the local health area.
Local vaccination rates are high and continue to gradually rise in a few age groups week by week. The following are the vaccination rates for Agassiz-Harrison as of March 21 (the only change is highlighted in bold).
Ages 5-11: 38 per cent partially vaccinated
Ages 5 +: 79 per cent fully vaccinated (84 per cent partially vaccinated)
Ages 12 to 17: 68 per cent fully vaccinated (73 per cent partially vaccinated)
Ages 18+: 85 per cent fully vaccinated (88 per cent partially vaccinated)
Ages 18 to 49: 78 per cent fully vaccinated (83 per cent partially vaccinated)
Ages 50+ : 89 per cent fully vaccinated (91 per cent partially vaccinated)
Age 50+ with booster: 71 per cent
Ages 70+ with booster: 80 per cent
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