The BC Ministry of Health reported 600 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, May 12th for a total of 137,223 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
New cases were reported in these health regions:
Vancouver Coastal Health: 150
Fraser Health: 394
Island Health: 8
Interior Health: 39
Northern Health: 9
There are currently 5,887 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
129,524 people who tested positive have recovered.
There are now a total of 423 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 141 of whom are in critical care — ICU or acute care units.
1 new person has died from COVID-related causes, making the provincial death toll at 1,625.
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
*There is a discrepancy in numbers from Island Health from yesterday and today*
Island Health reported 13 new cases on the island today and 144 active cases.
Breakdown of cases on Vancouver Island:
- South Vancouver Island Active cases: 72 Total Cases: 1,841
- Central Vancouver Island Active cases: 50 Total Cases: 2,356
- North Vancouver Island Active cases: 22 Total Cases: 651
18 people remain in hospital with 3 in ICU.
There were no new deaths in the Island Health region.
39 people have died since the pandemic began.
Vaccinations
AstraZeneca vaccine for dose-two booster immunizations has been paused.
Existing pharmacy bookings will proceed, but no additional appointments will be accepted at this time.
To date, 2,277,318 (+57,462) doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in BC, 115,295 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, 160,987,642 cases of COVID-19 had been recorded worldwide. 3,342,839 have died, and 138,732,401 have recovered.
