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

"Today, we are reporting 444 new cases of COVID-19, including five epi-linked cases, for a total of 47,510 cases in British Columbia.

"There are 9,481 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. There are 357 individuals currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 84 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

"A total of 36,094 people who tested positive have recovered.

"There have been 12 new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 777 deaths in British Columbia. We offer our condolences to everyone who has lost their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Bonnie Henry gets vaccination

Island Health administered the first COVID-19 immunizations to health care workers in the Greater Victoria area.

Dr. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer also received her initial dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination, to demonstrate full confidence in the safety of the vaccine and show support for health care workers across BC.