The BC Ministry of Health reported 722 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, May 7th for a total of 134,341 cases of COVID-19 reported in BC since the pandemic began.
New cases were reported in these health regions:
Vancouver Coastal Health: 115
Fraser Health: 523
Island Health: 20
Interior Health: 38
Northern Health: 26
There are currently 6,757 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
125,799 people who tested positive have recovered.
There are now a total of 445 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 157 of whom are in critical care — ICU or acute care units.
7 new people have died from COVID-related causes, making the provincial death toll at 1,602.
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 16 new cases and 180 active cases on the island today.
Breakdown of cases on Vancouver Island:
- South Vancouver Island Active cases: 84 (-9) Total Cases: 1,804 (+5)
- Central Vancouver Island Active cases: 75 (+1) Total Cases: 2,330 (+8)
- North Vancouver Island Active cases: 21 (+1) Total Cases: 637 (+3)
15 people remain in hospital with 4 in ICU.
There was no new deaths in the Island Health region.
38 people have died since the pandemic began.
Vaccinations
To date, 2,042,442 (+46,946) doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in BC, 99,461 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, 157,370,898 cases of COVID-19 had been recorded worldwide. 3,279,087 have died, and 134,664,965 have recovered.
