Booster shot rate in B.C. crests 49 per cent, while 19 more deaths are registered

VICTORIA — Another 19 people have died in British Columbia due to complications from COVID-19. 

The Health Ministry also reports 4,075 new cases over a three-day period, although it has said that rate is likely higher because of testing limitations for COVID-19. 

Eight more health-care facilities are experiencing outbreaks, including Kelowna General Hospital, for a total of 58 outbreaks, most of them in long-term care homes. 

In the two weeks ending Jan. 27, more than 69 per cent of people admitted to hospital had been fully vaccinated.