Friday COVID-19 info notes of vaccination pace passing the 2 million mark. Daily case count increases slightly to 722 new cases for the day, with 7 deaths in last 24 hours

A milestone for vaccinations and a reminder of the challenges still in motion for the province made for the final briefing of the week from Doctor Bonnie Henry and Health Minster Adrian Dix.

That news and the review of the data for the day coming as part of today's statement issued late in the afternoon.

“Today, we are reporting 722 new cases, for a total of 134,341 cases in British Columbia. 

There are 6,757 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. A further 125,799 people who tested positive have recovered. 

Of the active cases, 445 individuals are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 157 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation. 

 “There have been seven new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 1,602 deaths in British Columbia. Our condolences are with the family, friends and caregivers of the people who have died as a result of COVID-19. 

Across the province, the regional health authority's reported the following case count totals for the day: 115 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 523 new cases in the Fraser Health region, 20 in the Island Health region, 38 in the Interior Health region. 

There were 26 new cases reported in the Northern Health region, the total number of cases of COVID reported in the Northern Health area is now listed at 7,303 since January of 2020. 

Friday brought no new cases of COVID reported by people in BC who reside outside of Canada. 

The day's notes on the progress of the provincial vaccination program highlighted that a new milestone was reached on the day with 2,042,442 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines having been administered in B.C., 99,461 of which are second doses. 

From that note,  Doctors Henry and Minister Dix observed that with momentum growing the key now is for British Columbians to ensure that they are registered for their jab as soon as possible.

 “With over two million doses in the arms of people throughout the province, our COVID-19 immunization program has significant momentum, and more people are getting their vaccine every day. 

To date, 45% of those who are eligible have received at least one dose. For everyone who has received their vaccine, we thank you for doing your part. 

For those who will soon be eligible, we encourage you to join this vaccine effort when it is your turn."

The full statement for  Friday can be reviewed here.  

BC CDC data for British Columbia for May 7 2021

BC CDC data for Northern Health Region for May 7 2021

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More from  Northern Health can be reviewed here 

You can review our archive of past statements and local information here.   

Local governments and organizations have also provided for increased awareness of COVID-19 issues, those past advisories  can be reviewed here.

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