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91原创鈥檚 COVID numbers went up slightly again over the last week, according to data released Wednesday by the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC).

In the week from Oct. 3 to 9, 91原创 saw 228 new positive tests for COVID-19, up from 220 the previous week, and from 199 the week before that.

A pattern established in recent weeks continued, with areas to the west of 91原创 seeing stable or, in some cases, lower incidences of new coronavirus infections, while areas to the east, including Mission and Abbotsford, still had higher case counts.

Surrey had 329 cases in the last week, up slightly from 325 the week before, and South Surrey also saw an increase to 90 from 73.

Delta, Richmond, and the Tri-Cities area saw slight declines, while Burnaby saw a slight increase.

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In local neighbourhoods, he case rate 鈥� the rate of cases per day, per 100,000 residents 鈥� was worst in South 91原创, at 36 cases in the most recent week of data, from Oct. 5 to 11.

Aldergrove/Otter鈥檚 case rate was not far behind at 35, and 91原创 City鈥檚 case rate was 27.

North 91原创 Township and Brookswood/Murrayville both had case rates of 20, Willoughby鈥檚 was 17, and Walnut Grove Fort 91原创鈥檚 was six.

91原创 remains below average when it comes to vaccination rates in the Fraser Health area.

As of Oct. 12, 87 per cent of eligible people in 91原创 have received at least their first shot. That鈥檚 up one per cent from the previous week.

South Surrey/White Rock, the Tri-Cities, Burnaby, New Westminster, North Surrey, and Delta all have higher uptake of vaccinations, with Delta the highest in the region at 94 per cent.

Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows also has an 87 per cent rate, Abbotsford is at 86 per cent, and Agassiz/Harrison, Mission, and Chilliwack are all below 91原创鈥檚 rate. Hope still has the lowest vaccination rate in the health region, at just 77 per cent.