Today's review of COVID information came in the form of a statement from Doctor Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix, provided for a jump in the number of passings recorded over the last 24 hours, as well as a slight increase in the daily counts from yesterday's level,
When they turned to the vaccine roll out program, the number of vaccines did not make for a significant jump for the total number of British Columbians now vaccinated, but the two top public health officials did share news of who will be taking lead on the delivery program as more and more vaccine shots begin to arrive in the province.
“Today, we are reporting 519 new cases, including six epi-linked cases, for a total of 59,072 cases in British Columbia.
There are 4,810 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. There are 360 individuals currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 76 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.
Currently, 7,260 people are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases and a further 51,893 people who tested positive have recovered.
There have been 12 new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 1,031 deaths in British Columbia. We offer our condolences to everyone who has lost their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Across the province, the Health Authorities reported the following case counts today: 117 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 235 new cases in the Fraser Health region, 34 in the Island Health region, 84 in the Interior Health region and 45 in the Northern Health region, that increases the total number of cases in Northern BC to 2,651 from the start of the pandemic in January 2020.
There have been four new cases of people reporting COVID in BC who reside outside of Canada.
When it comes to the delivery of a COVID-19 vaccine, to date, 63,430 people have received a COVID-19 vaccine in the province, that's an increase of only 1,046 vaccinations from yesterday's report.
While recent reports have features low vaccination levels, Doctor Henry outlined the hopeful path ahead announcing who they have selected as the executive lead on the vaccine program.
“As our supply increases and immunization program expands to more and more people in the province, this process will get increasingly complex. This is why we have asked Dr. Penny Ballem to join the B.C. immunization response team as the executive lead.
Dr. Ballem brings a depth of experience in health care, as well as in municipal government. She has been tasked to work alongside the minister of health, the provincial health officer and Dr. Ross Brown to ensure we are ready for widespread community immunization when the vaccine supply increases and is more readily available, starting in April.
Many people are wondering about when they will have access to the vaccine. Work is underway to align the available supply with a person’s level of risk."
Immunization information will be made available on the BC CDC website.
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