The BC Ministry of Health reported 113 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, June 16th
There have been 146,674 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
New cases were reported in these health regions:
- Vancouver Coastal Health: 27
- Fraser Health: 51
- Island Health: 4
- Interior Health: 31
- Northern Health: 0
The BC Ministry of Health notes today’s case counts are provisional and may be adjusted once verified.
There are currently 1,454 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
143,449 people who tested positive have recovered.
There are now a total of 134 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 41 of whom are in critical care — ICU or acute care units.
4 new people have died from COVID-related causes, making the provincial death toll at 1,738.
Outbreaks
There are currently 4 outbreaks in long-term care and assisted-living facilities and 2 outbreaks in acute-care facilities.
The outbreak at Spring Valley Care Centre is now over.
Island Health:
Island Health reported 4 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Island region and 57 active cases.
Breakdown of cases on Vancouver Island:
- South Vancouver Island Active cases: 42 (+1)│Total Cases: 1960
- Central Vancouver Island Active cases: 7 (-0) │ Total Cases: 2457
- North Vancouver Island Active cases: 8 (-0) │Total Cases: 702
3 people remain in hospital with 1 in ICU.
There have been no new deaths in the Island Health region.
Vaccinations
76.3% of all adults in B.C. and 74.6% of those 12 and older have now received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
To date, 4,165,142 (+62,237) doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in BC; 710,847 (+53,356) 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, 177,711,606 cases of COVID-19 had been recorded worldwide. 3,846,348 have died, and 162,215,799 have recovered.
