B.C. has now seen 1,010 deaths from COVID-19; passing the grim milestone over the weekend.

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has reported 1,475 new cases and 22 deaths from the virus over the weekend.

There are now 5,220 active cases and 358 people in hospital, with 72 people in intensive care.

Interior Health say 217 new cases reported over the weekend and a new community outbreak, in Canim Lake. There were also two new deaths at IH on the weekend at long-term care homes: McKinney Place in Oliver and Heritage Square in Vernon.

Within IH, there are now 880 active cases, with 36 people in hospital and nine people in intensive care.

Meanwhile, Henry says 59,902 people have now been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the province. She says Moderna has been distributed less as it’s been taken to rural communities.

Henry adds B.C. will be out of the Pfizer inoculation today, temporarily, but says new shipments of both vaccines will arrive this week. As of today, there have been 48,533 doses of the Pfizer vaccine distributed and 11,369 doses of Moderna’s vaccine.

The Kamloops-Thompson School District and Nicola-Similkameen School District have also seen new exposures of COVID-19 in schools, with the virus traced to high schools in Merritt and Barriere. Another exposure has also been reported at the Independent grocery store in Kamloops.