There are 63 people in hospital with the disease, 12 of whom are in intensive care.
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Posted: Jul 15, 2021 2:50 PM PT | Last Updated: July 15
People wait in line outside Canada Place for their COVID-19 vaccination in Vancouver in June. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
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B.C. health officials announced 54 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death on Thursday.
In a written statement, the provincial government said there are currently 650 active cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus in B.C.
A total of 63 people are in hospital, with 12 in intensive care.
Overall hospitalizations, which typically lag behind spikes and dips in new cases, are down by 15 per cent from last Friday, when 74 people were in hospital with the disease.