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Hospitalizations drop to lowest level in B.C. since Sept. but COVID-19 cases continue to increase
BY , Jul 22, 2021 12:54 AM - REPORT AN ERROR
Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry during a news conference in Victoria. (Photo - B.C. Govt.)
B.C. is reporting 78 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 148,641 cases in the province.
There are currently 729 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 146,142 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 48 individuals are currently in hospital and 16 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.
In the last 24 hours, no new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 1,763.
Since December 2020, the Province has administered 6,297,149 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.
As of Wednesday, July 21, 2021, 80.1% (3,711,930) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 55.6% (2,577,909) have received their second dose.
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