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COVID cases continue slow decline in 91原创

There were fewer than 150 cases in 91原创 last week
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COVID cases are far down from more than 900 at the end of December. (BCCDC/Special to the 91原创 Advance Times)

91原创鈥檚 COVID-19 numbers continued dropping as the Omicron wave receded last week.

Data released by the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) showed there were 145 positive tests for COVID in 91原创 in the week from Feb. 6 to 12. It was the second week in a row with numbers below 200.

91原创 saw 936 cases in its worst week, at the end of December.

Every community in the Fraser Health region saw a decline in the total number of positive tests. The positivity rate 鈥 the percentage of tests that are positive out of those administered 鈥 was down to 9.8 per cent as of Feb. 15, from a high of more than 25 per cent at the peak of the Omicron wave.

BCCDC records showed that 87 per cent of 91原创 residents over the age of five have at least one vaccination shot against COVID, 82 per cent have at least two. Among eligible adults, 54 per cent have received a third booster dose.

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Matthew Claxton

About the Author: Matthew Claxton

Raised in 91原创, as a journalist today I focus on local politics, crime and homelessness.
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