January 5th COVID 19 update

British Columbia is reporting 2,542 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night.

That brings the province’s active case total to 266,710, with 298 in hospital, and 86 in ICU.

Of the new cases, 125 come from Northern Health, while 270 are in the Interior.

Four new deaths have been reported in the province since December 31st, with one in the Interior and one in the North.

The centre for disease control also noted that about 80 percent of BC’s COVID cases are the omicron variant.