The BC Ministry of Health reported 87 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, June 23rd
There have been 147,271 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
New cases were reported in these health regions:
- Vancouver Coastal Health: 13
- Fraser Health: 30
- Island Health: 3
- Interior Health: 41
- Northern Health: 0
There are currently 1,119 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
144,383 people who tested positive have recovered.
There are now a total of 109 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 41 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 1,744.
Outbreaks
There are currently 4 outbreaks in long-term care and assisted-living facilities and 1 outbreaks in acute-care facilities.
BC Health Officials reported 2 new health-care outbreaks at Minoru Residence and Hollyburn House in the Vancouver Coastal Health region.
Island Health:
Island Health reported 3 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Island region and 25 active cases.
Breakdown of cases on Vancouver Island:
- South Vancouver Island Active cases: 10 (-5)│Total Cases: 1,968
- Central Vancouver Island Active cases: 14 (+2) │ Total Cases: 2,475
- North Vancouver Island Active cases: 1 (-0) │Total Cases: 703
3 people remain in hospital with 2 in ICU.
There have been no new deaths in the Island Health region today, and a total of 41 deaths on Vancouver Island.
Vaccinations
77.2% 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.
24.3% of all adults in B.C. and 22.7% of those 12 and older have received their second dose.
To date, 4,570,153 (+58,230) doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in BC; 1,051,910 (+50,818) 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, 180,272,776 cases of COVID-19 had been recorded worldwide. 3,904,895 have died, and 165,013,321 have recovered.
