The BC Centre for Disease Control is reporting a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases detected in Richmond over the past week.
Between Sept. 19 and 25, 68 new cases of the virus were detected in the city, up from 59 the week prior (Sept. 12 to 18).
Per capita, however, the average daily COVID-19 rate in Richmond remains lower than most other regions in Metro Vancouver – between 0.1 and 5 per 100,000 residents.
In comparison, Burnaby, North Vancouver, the Tri-Cities and Surrey have average daily case rates of five to 10 per 100,000 population.
COVID-19 cases remain high across the province, with hundreds of cases reported daily.
On Friday, health officials reported 714 new cases of the virus across the province. There are currently 328 people in hospital and 138 in intensive care.
Meanwhile, in most areas of Richmond, one-dose vaccination rates are at 90 per cent or higher – for example, 93 per cent of City Centre residents have received their first dose – while across the province, the one-dose vaccinate rate is 88 per cent for those aged 12 and older.
Province-wide, 81.1 per cent of British Columbians aged 12 and older have received two doses of the vaccine. In Richmond, this number ranges from 80 per cent in Broadmoor to 87 per cent in Steveston and East/West Cambie.
Richmond vaccination rates (12+, two doses)
Steveston: 87 per cent
Gilmore/Shellmont/East/Hamilton: 85 per cent
East/West Cambie: 87 per cent
City Centre: 86 per cent
Thompson/Seafair: 83 per cent
Blundell: 81 per cent
Broadmoor: 80 per cent
