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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.”

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