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INFORMATION BULLETIN | |
For Immediate Release 2021HLTH0052-001579 Aug. 10, 2021 |
Ministry of Health |
B.C. COVID-19 pandemic update | |
VICTORIA – As of Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, 82.1% (3,805,781) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 70.6% (3,274,116) received their second dose. In addition, 83.0% (3,588,693) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 72.5% (3,134,210) received their second dose. B.C. is reporting 395 new cases of COVID-19, including two epi-linked cases, for a total of 153,313 cases in the province. There are 3,284 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 148,215 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 71 individuals are in hospital and 23 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation. The new/active cases include:
In the past 24 hours, no new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 1,777. There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. There are seven active outbreaks in:
Since December 2020, the Province has administered 7,087,736 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. Learn More: For new health measures in the Central Okanagan, visit: People throughout B.C. can find their nearest Vax for BC event online by visiting: www.gov.bc.ca/VaxForBC For information on breakthrough cases, visit: http://news.gov.bc.ca/files/7-27_breakthrough_cases.pdf Detailed data is posted daily on the BCCDC dashboard: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/data To register to be immunized or to learn about getting your second dose, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/getvaccinated.html To learn about BC’s Restart plan, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/info/restart For recent modelling, visit: http://news.gov.bc.ca/files/6-28_PHO_presentation.pdf For the provincial health officer’s orders and guidance, visit: For guidance on restrictions, visit: The latest updates, including case counts, prevention, risks and to find a testing centre near you: http://www.bccdc.ca/ For COVID-19 exposure events, updates and information, visit:
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