There are now 108,278 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in B.C. after health officials announced 1,293 new cases Thursday.
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports that there have been 448 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 645 in the Fraser Health region, 69 in the Island Health region, 80 in the Interior Health region, 51 in the Northern Health Region and no new cases from people who reside outside of Canada.
There have been two new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 1,493 deaths in British Columbia.
Of the total COVID-19 cases, 386 individuals are hospitalized, 101 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation.
The province has administered 995,001 doses of COVID-19 vaccines.
There are 9,184 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, with 15,203 people under public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases.
More information on the variants of concern will be provided in an update.
Immunization Plan for B.C.
B.C. is moving forward with its COVID-19 Immunization Plan ahead of schedule, launching “Get Vaccinated”--B.C.’s online and telephone registration and booking system.
The new system kicks off the next phase of the largest vaccination program in B.C. history, with millions of people expected to be immunized. There are 4.3 million people age 18 and older eligible for the vaccine, and about one in six has been vaccinated to date.
The Get Vaccinated online vaccine registration and booking system for B.C.’s age-based immunization program is open for everyone to register and then later book their vaccine appointment when eligible.
--With files from Cindy E. Hartnett.
