BC COVID-19 Update – June 18, 2021

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia:

“Today, we are reporting that 76.7% of all adults in B.C. and 75.1% of those 12 and older have now received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. In total, 4,296,151 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in B.C., 823,371 of which are second doses.

“We have had 109 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 146,902 cases in British Columbia.

“Of the new cases, 13 are in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 65 are in the Fraser Health region, 26 are in the Interior Health region and five are in the Northern Health region. There are no new cases in the Island Health region.

“There are currently 1,389 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and a further 143,748 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 128 individuals are currently hospitalized, 48 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation.

“There has been one new COVID-19 related death, for a total of 1,740 deaths in British Columbia. Our condolences are with the family, friends and caregivers of the people who have died as a result of COVID-19.