The lines on the graphs are trending in the right direction these days, with another strong day for declines in the count of new cases of COVID-19, the ongoing efforts to keep that momentum moving forward and more notes on the provincial vaccination program made for the current of todays in person briefing from Doctor Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix.
“We have had 199 new cases of COVID-19, including three epi-linked cases, for a total of 144,866 cases in British Columbia.
There are currently 2,563 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and a further 140,537 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 224 individuals are currently hospitalized, 62 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation.
There have been two new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 1,709 deaths in British Columbia. Our condolences are with the family, friends and caregivers of the people who have died as a result of COVID-19."
Across the province the data relay for today indicated that 68 new cases are in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 89 are in the Fraser Health region, two are in the Island Health region and 34 are in the Interior Health region.
There were six new cases recorded in the Northern Health region, the total number of cases of COVID in the Northern Region since January of 2020 is now listed at 7,695.
As well, the province report that there were no new cases of COVID were recorded by people in British Columbia who reside outside of Canada.
When it comes to the vaccination program the health officials note that 71.8% of all adults in B.C. and 68.9% of those 12 and older have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. In total, 3,426,827 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in B.C., 229,585 of which are second doses.
“Being fully immunized – with both doses of your COVID-19 vaccine – is the most powerful tool to protect yourself, your loved ones and communities. For everyone who has registered and been immunized or is booked for their first vaccine, we thank you for taking this critical step.
For the thousands upon thousands of people who have been vaccinated over the last few months, know that your efforts have slowed transmission and saved lives."
The full statement for Thursday can be reviewed here.
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| BC CDC data for British Columbia for Thursday June 3rd |
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| BC CDC data for the Northern Health Region for Thursday June 3 |
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.
For notes from across Canada and British Columbia we have been archiving the latest items through our political portal Darcy McGee
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