Coronavirus: BC reports 1,506 new COVID-19 cases over three days, as total deaths top 1,400 | FULL

B.C. recorded 1,506 new cases of COVID-19 over the past three days, along with 10 deaths.

There were 555 new cases from Friday to Saturday, 491 cases from Saturday to Sunday, and 460 cases from Sunday to Monday, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported Monday. Eight of the cases were epi-linked.

Of the new cases, 382 were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 840 were in the Fraser Health region, 75 were in Island Health, 80 were in Interior Health, and 129 were in Northern Health.

Henry also reported 163 cases of new variants of concern.

The seven-day average for new COVID-19 cases stands at 543, an increase of six from Friday. The seven-day average for new cases had been as low as 408 on Feb. 17.

The 10 deaths bring the province's COVID-19 death toll to 1,407.

The number of people in hospital with the disease rose by 14 to 269. Of those, 76 are in intensive care, an increase of nine.

There are 4,987 active COVID-19 cases in the province while more than 9,000 people are self-isolating due to possible exposure to the novel coronavirus.

The numbers come as mass COVID-19 vaccinations for the general population in B.C. are now officially underway.

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