B.C.’s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry during a news conference in Victoria. (B.C. Government)
B.C.’s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry and Minister of Health, Adrian Dix have issued a joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia.
542 new cases, have been reported for a total of 81,909 cases in B.C.
There are 4,654 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
246 individuals are currently hospitalized, 64 of whom are in intensive care.
There have been 18 new confirmed COVID-19 cases that are variants of concern in our province, for a total of 200 cases.
This includes 176 cases of the U.K. variant and 24 cases of the South Africa variant.
289,809 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in B.C., 86,616 of which are second doses.
There have been 7 new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 1,372 deaths in British Columbia.