For the second straight day, there were 253 new COVID-19 cases reported in Interior Health, part of 820 cases across the province.

There are now 5,850 active cases in the province, an increase of 256 from yesterday, with 1,828 of those cases in the Interior, a increase of 81.

Fraser Health reported 264 new cases (1,750 active), with 112 in Vancouver Coastal Health (938 active), 101 in Northern Health (782 active), and 90 in Island Health (539 active).

There were no new cases in people who normally live outside of Canada, with 13 such cases active.

Across B.C. though, nine more people have succumbed to COVID-19, the highest one day total since early June, taking the provincial death toll to 1,856. Three of those deaths were in Interior Health, with another three in Vancouver Coastal Health, two in Northern Health, and one in Island Health.

As expected, Interior Health says there are now 15 cases connected to an outbreak at Kamloops Seniors Village – nine residents and six staff with one death. The outbreak at the Hamlets at Westsyde dropped by one staff case to five – three residents and two staff.

Data from the province shows 85.5 per cent of people over the age of 12 (3,962,256) have gotten one dose of a COVID vaccine, while 78 per cent (3,614,503) are fully vaccinated. That is an increase of 6,632 first doses and 6.436 second doses compared to Thursday.

Between September 2 and 8, the province says people not fully vaccinated account for 78.4 per cent of all new COVID cases. Similarly, between August 26 and September 8, they accounted for 86.6 per cent of all hospitalizations.