Perhaps the pandemic is finally coming to an end, at least in BC as cases continue to decline with the weekend seeing just over 500 cases for three days with eight new deaths. Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 506 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 354,084 cases in the province: March 18-19: 200 new cases, March 19-20: 170 new cases and March 20-21: 136 new cases.

By DESIBUZZCanada Staff

VICTORIA – Perhaps the pandemic is finally coming to an end, at least in BC as cases continue to decline with the weekend seeing just over 500 cases for three days with eight new deaths.

As of Monday, March 21, 90.8% (4,525,281) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 87.0% (4,338,756) have received their second dose.

In addition, 93.4% (4,329,544) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 91.0% (4,216,654) received their second dose and 57.0% (2,644,222) have received a third dose.

Also, 93.7% (4,054,680) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 91.4% (3,952,512) received their second dose and 58.9% (2,545,653) have received a third dose.

Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 506 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 354,084 cases in the province:

* March 18-19: 200 new cases

* March 19-20: 170 new cases

* March 20-21: 136 new cases

The new cases include:

* Fraser Health: 114

* Vancouver Coastal Health: 74

* Interior Health: 168

* Northern Health: 52

* Island Health: 98

* People who reside outside of Canada: zero

There are 271 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 49 are in intensive care.

In the past 72 hours, eight new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,974.

The new deaths include:

* Fraser Health: four

* Vancouver Coastal Health: one

* Northern Health: one

* Island Health: two

There has been one new health-care facility outbreak at Selkirk Seniors Village (Island Health), for a total of eight facilities with ongoing outbreaks, including:

* long-term care:
* Ponderosa, Hillside Village (Interior Health)

* Berwick House Gordon Head, The Heights at Mt. View, Luther Court, Yucalta Lodge and Selkirk Seniors Village (Island Health)

* acute care:
* Surrey Memorial Hospital (Fraser Health)

* assisted or independent living:
* none

From March 11-17, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 16.8% of cases. From March 4-17, they accounted for 26.1% of hospitalizations.

Past week cases (March 11-17) - Total 1,487

* Not vaccinated: 222 (14.9%)

* Partially vaccinated: 28 (1.9%)

* Fully vaccinated: 1,237 (83.2%)

Past two weeks cases hospitalized (March 4-17) - Total 437

* Not vaccinated: 101 (23.1%)

* Partially vaccinated: 13 (3.0%)

* Fully vaccinated: 323 (73.9%)

Past week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (March 11-17)

* Not vaccinated: 61.6

* Partially vaccinated: 16.2

* Fully vaccinated: 26.8

Past two weeks, cases hospitalized per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (March 4-17)

* Not vaccinated: 30.4

* Partially vaccinated: 12.4

* Fully vaccinated: 6.9

Since December 2020, the Province has administered 11,449,892 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.