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B.C. reports 708 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths

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British Columbia's provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie henry during a news confernece on COVID-19 in Victoria. (Photo - B.C. Govt.)

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued a joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia.

"Today, we are reporting on three periods. From May 28 to May 29, we had 258 new cases. From May 29 to May 30, we had 238 new cases and in the last 24 hours, we had a further 212 new cases.

"This results in a total of 708 new cases, for a total of 144,289 cases in British Columbia.

"There are 2,953 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and a further 139,562 people who tested positive have recovered.

"Of the active cases, 249 individuals are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 78 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

There have been 11 new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 1,703 deaths in British Columbia.

"3,250,161 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in B.C., 179,954 of which are second doses. This means 69.7% of all adults and 66.1% of those 12 and older have received their first dose.

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