Vaccination rates continue to climb in B.C.

Jun 28, 2021 | 3:19 PM

VICTORIA — Good news on the vaccination front in British Columbia.

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says over 427,000 doses of COVID-19 was administered in B.C. last week, the highest weekly total since the vaccination program began.

Henry said 78.1 per cent of adults and 76.8 per cent of everyone over the age of 12 in B.C. have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

She says a total of 4,886,709 doses of vaccine have been administered, 1,320,194 of which are second doses.

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And though the heat wave B.C. is experiencing forced the postponement of some vaccinations over the weekend, Henry says 95 per cent of bookings still went forward.

As for new cases of the virus over the weekend, Henry announced there were 145, zero in the Northern Health region.

The majority of the cases, 68, were diagnosed in the Fraser Health region.

Active cases of the virus are down to 930, with 107 people in hospital, 37 of whom are in critical care.

Sadly there were five COVID-19 related deaths, bringing B.C.’s death toll to 1,754.

by Greg Fry

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Vaccination rates continue to climb in B.C.

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