B.C. reports 184 new cases of COVID-19, one in Island Health

B.C. reports 184 new cases of COVID-19, one in Island Health
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British Columbia health officials have reported 184 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths since their last update on May 31.

British Columbia health officials have reported 184 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths since their last update on May 31.

The number of confirmed cases in B.C. now stands at 144,473 while the death toll remains at 1,703.

Of the new cases, 48 were recorded in Vancouver Coastal Health, 113 were in Fraser Health, one was in Island Health, 19 were in Interior Health, two were in Northern Health and one was in a person who normally doesn’t reside in Canada.

There are currently 2,800 active cases in the province, 254 people in hospital — 80 of whom are in intensive care.

A total of 139,899 people in B.C. have recovered from COVID-19 while more than 3.3 million doses of vaccine have been administered province-wide.

Officials also noted that slightly more than 70 per cent of adults and 67 per cent of those 12 and older in B.C. have had at least one dose of vaccine.

Today’s data was released as a statement to the media.

Island Health

There are 59 active cases on Vancouver Island, according to Island Health’s latest dashboard update.

Of those active cases, 27 are in the South Island, 25 are in Central Island, and seven are in the North Island.

There are currently seven people in hospital, one of whom is in critical care.

In the past 24 hours, there have been 324 new COVID-19 tests and 9,836 doses of vaccine administered in the Island Health region.

A total of 5,060 cases, 41 coronavirus-related deaths, 249 hospitalizations and 4,924 recoveries have been reported on Vancouver Island since the pandemic began.

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