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By Kevin Rothwell

12-17 year olds could get vaccine

B.C. COVID-19 cases decline again

May 5, 2021 | 3:54 PM

Positive tests for COVID-19 are headed in the right direction, down from the numbers earlier this week and over the weekend

Today, B.C. is reporting 572 new cases, the lowest in over six weeks, for a total of 132,925.

There are 118 new cases in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 362 in Fraser Health, 22 in Island Health, 57 in the Interior Health region, 13 in Northern Health and no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada.

There are 6,877 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.

The number of people in hospital continues to be a concern with 481 individuals currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 161 of whom are in intensive care.

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There have been no new COVID-related deaths, for a total of 1,594 deaths in B.C. Of note, the number of people who have died has been adjusted from yesterday’s report due to a data correction.

To date, 1,943,230 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines have been administered in B.C., 93,656 of which are second doses.

“We have three highly effective and safe vaccines available in our province, and the more people who receive their vaccine, the faster we will get to the point where COVID-19 is no longer disrupting our daily lives,” Dr. Bonnie Henry stated. “As more people become eligible and more vaccines are approved, we will continue to update our province-wide program, including integrating people 12 to 17 years old, now that the Pfizer BioNtech vaccine has been approved for use in this age group.”

Update on outbreaks:

· Sandalwood Retirement Resort independent living in Kelowna has 28 cases: 26 residents and two staff, with one death connected to the outbreak.

· Orchard Haven long-term care in Keremeos has two cases: one resident and one staff.

· Spring Valley long-term care in Kelowna has 26 cases: 19 residents, seven staff/other, with one death connected to the outbreak.

by Kevin Rothwell

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