20 new COVID-19 related deaths in BC, including two 40-year-olds
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Fri- Sat: +596 new cases
Sat-Sun: +605 new cases
131 of the new cases were in Interior Health and 52 were in Northern Health.
This comes as 20 more people passed away over the weekend, the majority of the people that lost their lives were seniors however, 2 of them were in their 20’s and another 2 were in their 50’s.
The provincial death toll is now 1,622 as more than 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in BC.
Across BC, there are 6,140 active cases, a drop of 617 from Friday’s numbers.
As British Columbia’s COVID-19 vaccine supply increases throughout the month of May, a number of different groups of people are becoming eligible to register and book their first dose of the vaccine.
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced earlier this month that BC has reached a “new and encouraging point” in vaccine supply. The province is expected to receive over a million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines over the course of this month.
“This is good news for all of us,” she stressed. “It means everybody who’s eligible will have access to a vaccine before Canada Day and we think significantly before that. And that leads us to think about the interval we have between dose one and dose two.”
BC health officials announced on Monday that the province will begin offering targeted vaccinations to people 18 and older who reside in high-transmission neighbourhoods.
Eligible people will need to register online or over the phone. Once registered, they will receive a booking invitation for their immunization appointment. According to the BC Government website, an individual’s postal code will be used to confirm that they reside in one of these neighbourhoods.
Health Minister Adrian Dix elaborated on BC’s expected vaccine supply when he addressed the lower age-eligibility window.
“What that tells you is a lot of vaccine is coming to BC and the importance of getting registered now,” he explained. “Dr. Henry has gone through the age cohorts that will be available to book their vaccination appointments.”
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While the rolling average of new cases in B.C. continues to decline, certain neighbourhoods in the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health regions are still experiencing high rates of transmission.
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