The BC Ministry of Health reported 587 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, May 13th for a total of 137,810 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
New cases were reported in these health regions:
Vancouver Coastal Health: 126
Fraser Health: 365
Island Health: 21
Interior Health: 60
Northern Health: 15
There are currently 5,691 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
130,310 people who tested positive have recovered.
There are now a total of 413 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 141 of whom are in critical care — ICU or acute care units.
5 new people have died from COVID-related causes, making the provincial death toll at 1,632.*
*Yesterday, BC health officials reported 1,625 total deaths.*
Outbreaks
There are no new outbreaks to report.
There are currently 3 outbreaks in long-term care and assisted-living facilities and 2 outbreaks in acute-care facilities.
More COVID-19 coverage from Victoria Buzz, including local exposures and outbreaks.
Island Health
Island Health reported 20 new cases on the island today and 153 active cases.
Breakdown of cases on Vancouver Island:
- South Vancouver Island Active cases: 69 (-3) Total Cases: 1,844 (+3)
- Central Vancouver Island Active cases:57 (+7) Total Cases: 2,368 (+12)
- North Vancouver Island Active cases: 27 (+5) Total Cases: 655 (+4)
16 people remain in hospital with 4 in ICU.
There were no new deaths in the Island Health region.
39 people have died since the pandemic began.
Vaccinations
To date, 2,335,513 (+58,105) doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in BC, 119,691 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, 161,722,482 cases of COVID-19 had been recorded worldwide. 3,355,896 have died, and 139,488,499 have recovered.
