COVID-19 update

More than 3 million British Columbians have been vaccinated for COVID-19

May 31, 2021 | 3:21 PM

VICTORIA — Another milestone in the fight against COVID-19 in British Columbia.

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says over 3 million British Columbians have now been vaccinated against the virus. In total, 3,250,116 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have now been administered, of those, 179,954 are second doses.

Henry doesn’t expect vaccinations to slow down any time soon, noting more Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are on the way to B.C.

She says those who received the AstraZeneca shot can expect information on second doses in her update this Thursday.

As for new cases of the virus, there were 708 new cases over the weekend – 258 from Friday to Saturday, 238 from Saturday to Sunday and 212 from Sunday to Monday.

Here’s the regional breakdown:

  • Vancouver Coastal Health: 140
  • Fraser Health: 394
  • Island Health: 18
  • Interior Health: 113
  • Northern Health: 42
  • Those residing outside Canada: 1

Henry says active cases have fallen to 2,953 with 249 people in hospital, 78 of whom are in intensive or critical care.

Sadly there have been 11 new deaths over the weekend, bringing B.C.’s death toll to 1,703.

Of the newly deceased, she says 1 person was in their forties, two in their sixties, six in their seventies and two people were over 80 years old.