The BC Ministry of Health reported 740 new cases of COVID-19 for Friday, April 30th, and 129,482 cases since the pandemic began.
New cases were reported in these health regions:
Vancouver Coastal Health: 163
Fraser Health: 431
Island Health: 32
Interior Health: 92
Northern Health: 22
There are currently 7,886 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
11,727 people are under public health monitoring and a further 119,785 people who tested positive have recovered.
There are now a total of 511 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 174 of whom are in critical care — ICU or acute care units.
Four new people have died from COVID-related causes making the provincial death toll at 1,581.
Outbreaks
There are no new healthcare outbreaks.
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 31 new cases and 253 active cases on the island today.
Breakdown of cases on Vancouver Island:
- South Vancouver Island Active cases:140 (-16) Total Cases: 1,736 (+10)
- Central Vancouver Island Active cases: 93 (+13) Total Cases: 2,284 (+17)
- North Vancouver Island Active cases: 23 (+2) Total Cases: 619 (+4)
21 people remain in hospital with 6 in ICU.
There was one new death in the Island Health region.
37 people have died since the pandemic began.
Vaccinations
To date, 1,786,722 (+37,347) doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in BC, 90,642 of which are second doses.
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, 151,941,977 cases of COVID-19 had been recorded worldwide. 3,191,669 have died, and 129,182,187 have recovered.
