Omicron is hitting BC hard as the daily cases have reached new records with over 6200 cases reported over a three day period since Friday. Deaths were not reported in this mini update. Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 6,288 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 241,946 cases in the province: Dec. 24-25: 2,552 new cases, Dec. 25-26: 2,023 new cases and Dec. 26-27: 1,713 new cases.

By DESIBUZZCanada Staff

VICTORIA – Omicron is hitting BC hard as the daily cases have reached new records with over 6200 cases reported over a three day period since Friday. Deaths were not reported in this mini update.

Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 6,288 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 241,946 cases in the province:

* Dec. 24-25: 2,552 new cases

* Dec. 25-26: 2,023 new cases

* Dec. 26-27: 1,713 new cases

Note: case counts provided on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, are preliminary.

The new cases include:

* 3,181 new cases in Fraser Health

* 1,482 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health

* 713 new cases in Interior Health

* 174 new cases in Northern Health

* 737 new cases in Island Health

* one new case in person who resides outside of Canada

The Ministry of Health will return to regular reporting of COVID-19 cases, vaccinations, hospitalizations and deaths, and cases and hospitalizations by vaccination status on Wednesday, Dec. 29.