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BC health officials report 229 new cases of COVID-19 for a three-day period on June 21st

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The BC Ministry of Health reported 229 new cases of COVID-19 for a three-day period on Monday June 21st.

There have been 147,131 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

Day-to-Day Case Count:

Friday-Saturday: 94
Saturday-Sunday: 90
Sunday-Monday: 45

New cases were reported in these health regions:

  • Vancouver Coastal Health: 51
    Fraser Health: 99
    Island Health: 5
    Interior Health: 60
    Northern Health: 13

There are currently 1,204 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.

144,153 people who tested positive have recovered.

There are now a total of 108 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 48 of whom are in critical care — ICU or acute care units.

Three new people have died from COVID-related causes, making the provincial death toll at 1,743.

Outbreaks

There has been one new health-care facility outbreak at Eagle Ridge Hospital (Fraser Health).

There are currently 4 outbreaks in long-term care and assisted-living facilities and 2 outbreaks in acute-care facilities.

Island Health:

Island Health reported 29 active cases on Vancouver Island.

Breakdown of cases on Vancouver Island:

  • South Vancouver Island  Active cases: 19 (-20)│Total Cases: 1966
  • Central Vancouver Island Active cases: 8 (-3) │ Total Cases: 2469
  • North Vancouver Island  Active cases: 2 (-4) │Total Cases: 703

4 people remain in hospital with 1 in ICU.

There have been no new deaths in the Island Health region today, and a total of 41 deaths on Vancouver Island.

Vaccinations

77.3% of all adults in B.C. and 75.8% of those 12 and older have now received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

To date, 4,296,151 (+140,281) doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in BC; 935,401 (+112,030) of which are second doses.

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At the time of this publication, 179,473,185 cases of COVID-19 had been recorded worldwide. 3,886,302 have died, and 164,077,212 have recovered.

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