British Columbia is reporting 698 new cases of COVID-19 and one more death on the first day of the order to return to wearing masks in public places.

       There are 5,356 active infections, of which 139 people are hospitalized, including 75 in intensive care.

       About 35 per cent of the overall active cases are located in the Interior Health region, while close to 1,300 cases are active in Fraser Health and 1,347 have been diagnosed in the Vancouver Coastal Health region.

       The Health Ministry says there have been two new health-care outbreaks for a total of 13 in assisted-living and long-term care as well as one in acute care at White Rock’s Peace Arch Hospital.

       It says 75.4 per cent of eligible B.C. residents age 12 and up are fully vaccinated, while 83.5 per cent have received at least one shot.

       The province reports that people who were not fully vaccinated accounted for 83.3 per cent of overall cases and 85 per cent of hospitalizations between Aug. 10 and 23.

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