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B.C. reports 243 new cases of COVID-19 as active cases continue to rise

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Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry during a news conference in Victoria. (Photo - B.C. Govt.)

B.C. is reporting 243 new cases of COVID-19, including one epi-linked case, for a total of 149,889 cases in the province.

There are 1,231 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 146,876 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 47 individuals are in hospital and 16 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

In the last 24 hours, no new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 1,771.

Since December 2020, the Province has administered 6,774,257 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.

As of Friday, July 30, 2021, 81.1% (3,758,385) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 64.9% (3,008,360) have received their second dose.

The new/active cases include:

56 new cases in Fraser Health

Total active cases: 277

32 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health

Total active cases: 160

131 new cases in Interior Health

Total active cases: 693

Nine new cases in Northern Health

Total active cases: 28

13 new cases in Island Health

Total active cases: 65

2 new cases of people who reside outside of Canada

Total active cases: 8

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