B.C. reports more than 4,000 COVID-19 cases and 23 deaths

There have been more than four-thousand COVID-19 cases and 23 people have died over the last four days in British Columbia.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix also say there are three thousand 599 cases involving COVID-19 variants and almost 600 of those are still active.

There are 318 people in hospital and the number of those in intensive care has grown to 95.

More than 893 thousand doses of all three brands of the COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed.

Starting tomorrow, people born in 1950 or earlier, those with certain medical conditions, and Indigenous people 18 and up can book appointments through the new online portal or by phone.

The third phase of the province's vaccination plan is starting a week early with the launch of the online booking system.