â–º Listen Live

Nearly half of B.C. adults have had second dose of COVID vaccine

– Files from Brody Langager, Vista Radio

B.C. is working towards becoming a fully vaccinated province.

According to health officials, 47.7 percent of BC adults and 44.6 percent of those 12 and up in the province received their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Meanwhile, 79.9 percent of all eligible adults in B.C. and 78.8 percent of eligible people 12 and older have had their first dose.

Over a three-day period starting on Friday, BC is reporting 123 new cases of COVID-19, five of which were on Vancouver Island and 38 were in Vancouver Coastal Health, which includes Powell River:

  • July 9-10: 46 new cases
  • July 10-11: 47 new cases
  • July 11-12: 30 new cases

There are currently 658 active cases in the province, and 22 are in the Island Health region.

Of the active cases, 66 individuals are currently in hospital and 14 are in intensive care.

BREAKDOWN BY REGION:

  • no new cases in Northern Health
    • Total active cases: 30
  • 38 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
    • Total active cases: 257
  • 42 new cases in Interior Health
    • Total active cases: 167
  • 38 new cases in Fraser Health
    • Total active cases: 175
  • five new cases in Island Health
    • Total active cases: 22
  • no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
    • Total active cases: seven

Continue Reading

cjsu Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

Cowichan Valley transit strike ending

Unifor and Transdev have agreed to the provincial mediator’s upcoming recommendations, ending the months long Cowichan Valley transit strike - the longest in BC History.

CVRD measures positive impact of culture and arts

The Cowichan Valley Regional District has released a report on the economic contribution of arts and culture to the region.

Early morning quake near Shawnigan Lake

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake near Shawnigan Lake Thursday morning.

B.C. steps up fight against South Asian extortion threats with new RCMP-led task force

The British Columbia RCMP will lead a specialized task force to improve the province’s response to extortion threats targeting the South Asian community. 

B.C. heat waves were made more likely by human-caused climate change, says report

Heat waves that blanketed British Columbia in August and early September were made much more likely by human-caused climate change.
- Advertisement -