Vancouver Islands adds 3 new COVID-19 cases
B.C. health officials have identified three new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Island region Thursday.
The cases were among 89 new cases found across the province over the past 24 hours.
There are currently 781 active cases of COVID-19 across the province, including 18 active cases in the Island Health region, according to the Ministry of Health.
Island Health identified the locations of 17 active cases Thursday, including 12 in the South Island, three in the Central Island and two in the North Island.
Since the pandemic began, 148,730 cases of COVID-19 have been reported across the province, including 5,203 found in the Vancouver Island region.
No new deaths related to the disease were reported in B.C. over the past 24 hours.
Since the pandemic began, 1,763 people have died of COVID-19 in B.C., including 41 people in the Island Health region.
According to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, there are currently two people in hospital for treatment of the disease in the Island Health region, but no one in critical care.
As of Thursday, 80.2 per cent of people aged 12 and older had received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in B.C., while 56.9 per cent of eligible people had received two doses.
In total, B.C. has administered 6,361,627 doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
Earlier Thursday, Island Health announced that a new "Vax Van" would be making stops across the island to offer first-dose vaccinations.
Details on the Vax Van, including its upcoming schedule, can be found here.
Background
CTV News Vancouver Island reports the daily COVID-19 case counts as reported by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix, which are based on BCCDC data. There may be a discrepancy between the daily case counts reported by the BCCDC and Island Health.
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