National

109 COVID19 cases for Friday

Darpan News Desk BC Government, 18 Jun, 2021 03:13 PM

There are 109 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 146,902 cases in British Columbia.

Cases by health regions Coastal - 13 Fraser - 65 Interior - 26 Northern - five and Interior Health-0.

There are currently 1,389 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. Of the active cases, 128 individuals are currently hospitalized, 48 of whom are in ICU.

There has been 1 new COVID-19 related death, for a total of 1,740 deaths in British Columbia.

76.7% of all adults in B.C. and 75.1% of those 12 and older have now received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. In total, 4,296,151 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in B.C., 823,371 of which are second doses.

Dr. Henry and Adrian Dix - “Being fully vaccinated – with both doses – gives you and those around you maximum protection, which is why we encourage everyone to book your second dose as soon as you are eligible.”

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Toronto Police need your help in locating missing 23 year old Arvinder Bhullar

The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing man. Arvinder Bhullar, 23, was last seen on Thursday, July 9, 2020, at approximately 6 p.m., in the Martin Grove Road and Steeles Avenue West area.

Toronto Police need your help in locating missing 23 year old Arvinder Bhullar

Canadian economy adds 953,000 jobs in June

Nearly one million more Canadians had jobs in June, Statistics Canada says, as businesses forced to close by the pandemic began to reopen and the country continued to recoup steep losses over March and April.

Canadian economy adds 953,000 jobs in June

Canada asks U.K. to help fly troops to Latvia

Canadian troops have been forced to hitch a ride with the British military to get to and from Latvia due to a shortage of working planes.

Canada asks U.K. to help fly troops to Latvia

Federal workers to get Phoenix compensation

Federal employees stand to collect up to $2,500 each in cash payments for "pain and suffering" resulting from the government's failed Phoenix pay system under an agreement reached with the country's biggest civil-service union.

Federal workers to get Phoenix compensation

B.C. jobless rate down slightly to 13 per cent

Statistics Canada's labour force survey for June shows 118,000 people in B.C. found jobs and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 13 per cent.

B.C. jobless rate down slightly to 13 per cent

Canada's answer to America's knock: not home

A Canadian cabinet minister was among the guests waiting in the virtual wings of a recent Zoom panel when the moderator posed one last question to the chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee, promising the discussion would "move to Canada" next.