COVID count roars back over the 1,000 mark, officials urge those who are eligible to arrange for vaccination

After a one day respite, the case count of COVID once again crested over the 1,000 cases a day mark, with the review for Wednesday making note of 1,168 cases of the coronavirus across the province today. 

“Today, we are reporting 1,168 new cases, for a total of 114,870 cases in British Columbia. 

There are 9,821 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, with 16,304 people under public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases. A further 103,360 people who tested positive have recovered. 

Of the active cases, 397 individuals are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 120 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation. 

There have been six new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 1,521 deaths in British Columbia. "

Across the province the regional health authority's relayed the following case counts: 341 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 632 new cases in the Fraser Health region, 64 in the Island Health region, 105 in the Interior Health region, 

There were 26 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the Northern Health region today, which brings the Northern total to 6,621 since January of 2020. 

There were no new cases of COVID reported by people in British Columbia who reside outside of Canada. 

Towards the vaccination program the prince announced that as of today 1,190,832 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca-SII COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in B.C., 87,820 of which are second doses.

The statement from Doctor Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix, also made note to stress than any British Columbians who are eligible for the vaccine should be making their arrangements to receive one as soon as possible.

“We strongly encourage everyone who is now eligible for a vaccine to arrange for your appointment today. This not only protects you, but also provides greater protection to everyone around you. “Everyone 55 and older is eligible for a vaccine today. 

The Astra Zeneca vaccine is available for anyone 55 and over through your local pharmacy. People 64 and older and Indigenous peoples 18 and over, as well as individuals who have received a ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ letter, are being invited to book through the Get Vaccinated program.

We are pleased to see today’s Health Canada assessment and decision on the AstraZeneca vaccine. We’ve been following this closely, and we await the recommendations from the National Advisory Council on Immunization to determine how to best use this vaccine going forward to further enhance our protection."

The full statement for Wednesday can be reviewed here.   

BC CDC data for British Columbia for April 14, 2021

BC CDC data for the Northern Health Region for April 14, 2021

The BC Centre for Disease control has some valuable Coronavirus notes related to COVID-19 you can explore that information here.

You can learn more about the outbreak from both the Province and the Federal government from the links below:

Federal Government site

British Columbia Government site

The World Health Organization website also offers up the latest advisories on the global situation.

More from  Northern Health can be reviewed here 

You can review our archive of past statements and local information here.   

Local governments and organizations have also provided for increased awareness of COVID-19 issues, those past advisories  can be reviewed here.

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