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402 COVID19 cases for Thursday

Darpan News Desk BC Government, 05 Aug, 2021 03:24 PM
  • 402 COVID19 cases for Thursday

As of Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, 81.7% (3,785,216) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 68.4% (3,172,287) have received their second dose.

In addition, 82.6% (3,571,104) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 70.6% (3,053,283) have received their second dose.

B.C. is reporting 402 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 151,375 cases in the province.

There are currently 2,066 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 147,510 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 58 individuals are currently in hospital and 21 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

The new/active cases include:

  • 82 new cases in Fraser Health
    • Total active cases: 449
  • 41 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
    • Total active cases: 290
  • 234 new cases in Interior Health
    • Total active cases: 1,121
  • 20 new cases in Northern Health
    • Total active cases: 67
  • 25 new cases in Island Health
    • Total active cases: 127
  • no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
    • Total active cases: 12

In the past 24 hours, no new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 1,772.

There are five active outbreaks in:

  • long-term care: Holyrood Manor (Fraser Health), Nelson Jubilee Manor, Kootenay Street Village, Cottonwoods Care Centre and Brookhaven Care Centre (Interior Health)
  • acute care: none
  • assisted or independent living: none

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