There are now 100,880 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in B.C. after health officials announced 832 new cases Thursday.
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports that there have been 310 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 388 in the Fraser Health region, 53 in the Island Health region, 42 in the Interior Health region, 39 in the Northern Health Region and no new cases from people who reside outside of Canada.
More information about the variants of concern will appear later.
“To date, 787,649 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca-SII COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in B.C., 87,394 of which are second doses," said Henry.
There have been five new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 1,463 deaths in British Columbia.
Of the total COVID-19 cases, 296 individuals are hospitalized, 79 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation.
“We all have the same ability to spread the COVID-19 virus – no matter our age. We also know that regardless of where we work or what pre-existing health conditions we may have, the older we are, the higher our risk of severe illness."
A note on the long weekend
Henry adds that there will be expanded visitation in all long-term care facilities heading into the long weekend. However, she emphasizes that "safety plans must be followed, including wearing masks and staying away if you feel unwell."
Travel for leisure or vacation outside of your local communities or regions must also be avoided. "The risk for all of us is too great, which means any of our usual travel and holiday weekend gatherings need to be put on hold this year."
