VICTORIA — The COVID-19 pandemic shows no sign of slowing down in British Columbia.
This as Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 634 new cases of the virus today.
Here’s the regional breakdown:
Since the pandemic began there have been 83,107 cases of COVID-19, 76,752 people have recovered.
“There are 4,901 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, with 8,861 people under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases,” says Henry and B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix.
“There have been four new confirmed COVID-19 cases that are variants of concern in our province, for a total of 250 cases. Of the total cases, 12 are active and the remaining people have recovered. This includes 222 cases of the U.K. variant and 28 cases of the South Africa variant.”
Sadly there’s been four more deaths bringing B.C.’s death toll to 1,380.
To date, 311,208 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in B.C., 86,865 of which are second doses.
“Starting on Monday, vaccine appointment bookings for people over 90 and Indigenous people over 65 will get underway, with appointments available in communities province-wide,” note Henry and Dix.
“We ask that anyone outside of this age group waits to call until their registration window begins. Regular updates will be provided to ensure everyone has the latest registration information.”
