The BC Ministry of Health reported 46 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, July 6th.
There have been 147,797 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
New cases were reported in these health regions:
- Vancouver Coastal Health: 13
- Fraser Health: 15
- Island Health: 3
- Interior Health: 13
- Northern Health: 2
There are currently 602 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
145,420 people who tested positive have recovered.
There are now a total of 87 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 22 of whom are in critical care — ICU or acute care units.
There were no reports of deaths from COVID-related causes, making the provincial death toll at 1,759.
Outbreaks
There is currently 1 outbreak in long-term care and assisted-living facilities and 3 outbreaks in acute-care facilities.
Island Health:
Island Health reported 3 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Island region and 13 active cases.
Breakdown of cases on Vancouver Island:
- South Vancouver Island Active cases: 3 (+1)│Total Cases: 1975
- Central Vancouver Island Active cases: 10 (+3) │ Total Cases: 2487
- North Vancouver Island Active cases: 0 (-0) │Total Cases: 703
6 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:
78.1% of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 37% received their second dose.
To date, 5,340,256 (+51,612) doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in BC; 1,714,394 (+46,126) 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, 185,203,052 cases of COVID-19 had been recorded worldwide. 4,005,120 have died, and 169,501,880 have recovered.
