The BC Ministry of Health reported 2,491 new cases of COVID-19 for three-day period on Monday, April 26th.
There have been 126,249 cases since the pandemic began.
Breakdown by Day:
Friday to Saturday: 881
Saturday to Sunday: 847
Sunday to Monday:763
New cases were reported in these health regions:
Vancouver Coastal Health: 466
Fraser Health: 632
Island Health: 82
Interior Health: 206
Northern Health: 104
Residents outside Canada: 1
There are currently 8,199 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
12,340 people are under public health monitoring and a further 116,241 people who tested positive have recovered.
There are now a total of 484 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 158 of whom are in critical care — ICU or acute care units.
17 new people have died from COVID-related causes making the provincial death toll 1,571.
Outbreaks
There is one new health-care outbreak at Orchid Haven in Interior Health region.
There are currently 8 outbreaks in long-term care and assisted-living facilities and 7 outbreaks in acute-care facilities.
More COVID-19 coverage from Victoria Buzz, including local exposures and outbreaks.
Island Health
Island Health reported 83 new cases and 265 active cases on the island today.
Breakdown of cases on Vancouver Island:
- South Vancouver Island – Active cases: 172 (-18) │Total Cases: 1, 672 (+48)
- Central Vancouver Island –Active cases: 71 (-8) │Total Cases: 2,236 (+26)
- North Vancouver Island – Active cases: 22 (-10) │ Total Cases: 609 (+9)
27 people remain in hospital with 4 in ICU.
There was one new death in the Island Health region.
35 people have died since the pandemic began.
Vaccinations and Variants
To date, 1,635,372 (+93,306) doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in BC, 89,035 of which are second doses.
Variants of concern were not updated.
Some links include:
- Details on the latest provincial restrictions
- BCCDC information on how to get tested
- Support for mental health and wellbeing
At the time of this publication,148,445,182 cases of COVID-19 had been recorded worldwide. 3,132,311 have died, and 126,062,747 have recovered.
