The BC Ministry of Health reported 694 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, May 6th.
There have been 133,619 cases of COVID-19 reported in BC since the pandemic began.
New cases were reported in these health regions:
Vancouver Coastal Health: 153
Fraser Health: 445
Island Health: 17
Interior Health: 52
Northern Health: 27
There are currently 6,802 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
125,055 people who tested positive have recovered.
There are now a total of 457 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 154 of whom are in critical care — ICU or acute care units.
One new person has died from COVID-related causes, making the provincial death toll at 1,595.*
*There is a discrepancy in BC health officials’ number of deaths this week.*
Outbreaks
There have been no new outbreaks reported today.
There are currently 4 outbreaks in long-term care and assisted-living facilities and 3 outbreaks in acute-care facilities.
More COVID-19 coverage from Victoria Buzz, including local exposures and outbreaks.
Island Health
Island Health reported 17 new cases and 187 active cases on the island today.
Breakdown of cases on Vancouver Island:
- South Vancouver Island Active cases: 93 (-5) Total Cases: 1,799 (+9)
- Central Vancouver Island Active cases: 74 (0) Total Cases: 2,322 (+6)
- North Vancouver Island Active cases: 20 (-3) Total Cases: 634 (+2)
15 people remain in hospital with 5 in ICU.
There was no new deaths in the Island Health region.
38 people have died since the pandemic began.
Vaccinations
To date, 1,995,496 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in BC, 95,868, 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, 156,519,520 cases of COVID-19 had been recorded worldwide. 3,264,972 have died, and 133,885,971 have recovered.
