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91原创 COVID cases levelling off after weeks of increases

Cases were up slightly in 91原创 from last week
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91原创鈥檚 latest COVID numbers show only a slight increase from last week. (BCCDC)

91原创鈥檚 rate of COVID cases only increased slightly in recent days, according to the most recent data released by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC).

In the week of Sept. 5 to 11, the most recent for which data is available, 91原创 saw 162 new cases of the coronavirus.

That鈥檚 up just five from the 157 cases of the previous week. The week before that, there had been 126 cases.

The rate of infections across the province, including in 91原创, have levelled off in recent days.

91原创鈥檚 neighbours also saw similar numbers to last week.

Surrey saw 350 cases, South Surrey White Rock had 68, Abbotsford had 158, and Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows had 88.

For Abbotsford and Maple Ridge, this week鈥檚 numbers represented small declines from the prior week. Areas like the Tri-Cities, parts of Vancouver, and Richmond also saw slight declines, while other areas saw slight increases.

Within 91原创鈥檚 neighbourhoods, the average daily case rate was highest in Brookswood/Murrayville, which had an average daily case rate per 100,000 people was 22.

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North 91原创 Township had a rate of 19, Willoughby and Aldergrove/Otter had a case rate of 15. 91原创 City and South 91原创 Township had a rate of 14.

The lowest rate in the last week in 91原创 was Walnut Grove/Fort 91原创, at nine.

91原创鈥檚 vaccination rate rose by one per cent as of Sept. 14, as 85 per cent of residents over 12 has had their first shot.

91原创 remains in the middle of the pack when it comes to vaccination rates in the Fraser Health area.

Hope鈥檚 rate is the lowest, at 73 per cent, while Delta has the highest rate, at 91 per cent, just above Surrey鈥檚 90 per cent.

The highest rate in the province is for the Central Coast area, where 96 per cent of residents over the age of 12 have at least one shot. The lowest is in Peace River South, at just 59 per cent.


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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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