The BC Ministry of Health reported 799 new cases of COVID-19 for Tuesday, April 27th and 127,048 cases since the pandemic began.
New cases were reported in these health regions:
Vancouver Coastal Health: 121
Fraser Health: 534
Island Health: 28
Interior Health: 96
Northern Health: 16
There are currently 8,089 (-110) active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
11,792 people are under public health monitoring and a further 117,150 people who tested positive have recovered.
There are now a total of 500 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 164 of whom are in critical care — ICU or acute care units.
No new people have died from COVID-related causes. The provincial death toll is 1,571.
Outbreaks
There are no new health-care 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 27 new cases and 263 active cases on the island today.
Breakdown of cases on Vancouver Island:
- South Vancouver Island – Active cases: 170 (-2) │Total Cases: 1, 688 (+16)
- Central Vancouver Island –Active cases: 74 (+3) │Total Cases: 2,246 (+10)
- North Vancouver Island – Active cases: 19 (-3) │ Total Cases: 610 (+1)
28 people remain in hospital with 6 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 (+35,756) doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in BC, 89,457 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, 149,266,036 cases of COVID-19 had been recorded worldwide. 3,146,591 have died, and 126,824,220 have recovered.
