B.C. is reporting 2,090 new COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths over the Thanksgiving long weekend including 404 new cases and eight deaths in Interior Health.

There were 603 new cases reported Saturday, 634 on Sunday, 468 on Thanksgiving Monday, and another 385 cases Tuesday – an average of 522 cases a day.

Fraser Health led the way with 814 new cases and five deaths over the weekend (2,182 active cases) followed by the Interior, where there are 841 active cases.

Northern Health was next with 351 new cases and seven deaths (833 active), followed by Island Health with 292 cases and five deaths (622 active), and finally Vancouver Coastal Health with 229 new cases and three deaths (647 active).

There were no new cases in people who live outside of Canada with 58 such cases active.

Active cases in B.C. are at 5,183 with 357 contagious people in hospital with COVID-19, down by three from Friday. The province though says 153 of those people are in intensive care, that figure is up by 16.

The provincial COVID-19 death toll meanwhile is at 2,029 people.

There are now 88.8 per cent of people over the age of 12 (4,117,400) who have at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 82.6 per cent (3,830,063) are fully vaccinated. That is an increase of 9,734 first doses and 18,987 second doses since Friday’s update.

Data from the province shows that between Oct. 4 and 10, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 68.1 per cent of all COVID cases while from Sept. 27 to Oct. 10, they accounted for 73.7 per cent of hospitalizations.

Long Term Care visitors now required to show proof of COVID vaccines

The province says as of Tuesday, Oct. 12, all visitors to long-term care and assisted-living facilities will have to show they’ve gotten at least one dose of a COVID vaccine.

As of Oct. 26 – two weeks from now – they will have to show they are fully vaccinated.

People who are not vaccinated will not be able to visit relatives in these high-risk settings unless they are under the age of 12 or if they have an approved medical exemption.

“The delta strain is way more transmissible and is causing severe illness in younger people,” Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry said last week when these new rules were announced.

“Vaccination protects you from this serious illness. We are seeing strong protection.”

Earlier today, Henry also expanded the mask mandate for indoor public spaces to include kids aged five and up.