 reported 572 new cases of COVID-19 and no deaths. She said there were 6,877 active cases in B.C., of which 481 were in hospital, including 161 people in intensive care. Most of the new cases were in Fraser Health (362), followed by Vancouver Coastal Health with 118 cases. There were 57 cases reported in Interior Health, 22 in Island Health and 13 in the Northern Health region.
Henry said B.C.’s COVID-19 death toll was three fewer than the 1,597 reported Tuesday, due to a data correction.
B.C. Centre for Disease Control data shows the province’s seven-day average daily case count — the most common COVID-19 metric — is falling after the third wave peaked April 21. The number of active cases, the percentage of positive tests and the number of active outbreaks are also falling.
Henry said there were now nine COVID-19 outbreaks in health-care settings.
B.C. will hit the two-million vaccination point over the next two days. So far, 1,943,230 doses have been administered at a rate now of between 30,000 and 40,000 a day. The province has around 377,000 doses of vaccine on-hand is expecting more than one million doses this month.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said there were 694 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. over the past day and one additional death. There are now 6,802 active cases of the disease, of which 457 are being treated in hospital including 154 in intensive care. Henry said hospitalizations and active cases are falling.
She said there have been no new health-care outbreaks, with four active outbreaks in long-term care homes and three in hospitals.
Henry said it’s unlikely B.C. will be using a vaccine passport system in the province, an idea being explored in Quebec.
However, she said proof of vaccination could be needed to travel internationally.
As of 9:30 a.m. Thursday, there had been 1,995,496 vaccines administered in B.C. — primarily the Pfizer vaccine. Henry said this would reach the two-million mark during the day.
B.C. health officials reported 722 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, as well as seven additional deaths.
The new cases bring the total number of active cases in the province to 6,757. Out of these, 445 people are in hospital, including 157 in critical care.
The bulk of new cases continued to be in the hot-spot of the Lower Mainland. Vancouver Coastal Health reported 115 cases, while Fraser Health had 523.
New cases were significantly lower elsewhere in B.C.: Vancouver Island Health had 20 new cases, Interior Health had 38, and Northern Health had 26.
Despite varying levels of COVID-19 cases in the province, a regional approach is off the table, said health officials.
More than two million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the province, with B.C. set to receive one million doses in May, enabling it to ramp up its age-based vaccination program as well as its workers program.
To date, 45 per cent of those who are eligible have received at least one shot of a vaccine.
B.C. has recorded 134,341 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with 125,799 people considered recovered.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 1,758 new cases of COVID-19 over the past three days and 20 deaths.
There are 6,140 active cases of the disease in B.C., of which 415 are being treated in hospital, including 150 in intensive care. These tallies are falling slowly.
Henry said two of the people who died were in their 40s, and the others all aged over 70.
There have been 2,159,103 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered, of which 106,058 are second doses. In B.C. second doses are generally offered four months after the first injection. The vaccination campaign began last December.
British Columbia reported 515 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and two more deaths, for a total of 1,624 fatalities since the start of the pandemic.
There are 6,020 active cases of the disease in B.C., of which 426 are being treated in hospital, including 141 in intensive care.
Those numbers have dropped significantly in the last week. On May 4, B.C. reported 7,161 active cases and 486 hospitalizations, including 173 people in ICU.
In a joint statement, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said there have been 2,219,856 doses of vaccines administered in B.C., 110,516 of which are second doses.
“Last week, almost 400,000 people registered for their vaccine. We can break that record this week,” the statement said.
British Columbia has also extended its state of emergency, first declared March 18, 2020, until May 25.
B.C. recorded 600 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as Premier John Horgan celebrated the news that more than 50 per cent of eligible people in the province had received their first dose of vaccine.
More than 2.77 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been administered, 115,295 of which are second doses.
Vaccination booking was expected to open up to all people 30 and older starting Wednesday afternoon.
There have been 137,223 cases of COVID-19 in the province since the start of the pandemic.
B.C. has 5,887 active cases, including 423 individuals being treated in hospital and 141 in intensive care.
Health officials reported one more death on Wednesday to push the provincial death toll from COVID-19 to 1,625.
B.C. health officials reported 587 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday along with five additional deaths from the respiratory disease.
There have been a total of 137,810 cases and 1,632 COVID-19 related deaths in B.C. since the start of the pandemic. Henry said 30 British Columbians have died despite receiving a vaccine, including four who were fully vaccinated with two doses.
Of the more than 79,000 cases of COVID-19 that have been reported in B.C. since Dec. 27, when the province began its immunization program, there have been 1,340 individuals who became infected after receiving their first dose of vaccine and 120 people who developed the disease after getting a second dose.
More than 2.3 million doses of vaccine have been administered so far and more than half of all eligible adults in B.C. have received at least one dose. Just 2.8 per cent of the eligible population have had the necessary second dose.
Beginning Sunday, every B.C. adult aged 18 and older will be able to book a vaccination appointment.
Health Minister Adrian Dix urged everyone who was born in 2003 or earlier to register for the vaccination process as soon as possible. Registration can be completed online at gov.bc.ca/getvaccinated, by telephone through a provincial call centre at 1-833-838-2323 (between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.) or in person at the nearest Service B.C. location.
Dr. Bonnie Henry said health officials are working on incorporating youths, aged 12 to 17, into B.C.’s immunization program and said more information on that next stage of the vaccine rollout would be revealed early next week.
Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry say in a joint statement that it’s clear vaccines are working, and more people registering will help protect the wider community.
B.C. reported 494 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, for a total of 138,304 since the pandemic first began.
There were also two new deaths, bringing the toll to 1,634.
Dix and Henry say more than 2.39 million doses of vaccine have been administered, of which 124,880 are second doses.
Henry said Thursday that any movement to relax current health restrictions on large gatherings and other activities likely won’t happen until at least Canada Day.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says 14 people died from COVID-19 over the past three days, while 1,316 cases were reported.
Henry said there are 5,021 active cases of the disease in B.C., of which 350 are being treated in hospital including 132 in intensive care.
Of those who died, 12 were aged 60 to 90, while one was in their 50s and the other in their 40s.
As of Sunday night, 2,528,398 doses of vaccine have been administered – including 130,023 second doses. That means around three percent of B.C.’s adult population are fully vaccinated.
B.C. health officials reported another 416 new cases of COVID-19 along with two additional deaths from the respiratory disease on Tuesday.
There have been 140,075 positive tests in the province since the start of the pandemic.
The provincial death toll now stands at 1,650.
B.C. reported 521 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total of active cases in the province to 4,815.
Of the active cases, 340 people are in hospital, including 118 in intensive care. The majority of the new cases are in Fraser Health (335) and Vancouver Coastal Health (77).
There were eight reported deaths, bringing the total death toll from the virus to 1,658.
More than 2.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been given to people, said health officials in a statement.
On Wednesday, the provincial Get Vaccinated website is allowing youth 12 to 17 years old to register to