B.C. Covid update Monday: 1,360 new cases over three days; no change to restrictions

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Fifty-five (55) per cent of eligible adults have now received at least one vaccine dose (2,528,398 doses), and anyone 18 and over can now book an appointment.

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The case counts by day were 443 from Friday to Saturday, 493 from Saturday to Sunday and 424 from Sunday to Monday, raising the overall total to 139,664.

There are 5,021 active cases in the province with 350 people in hospital and 132 in critical or intensive care.

There have been 14 new deaths since Friday, raising the death toll to 1,648

Four of the victims were between the ages of 60-69; four were 70 to 79; four from 80 to 89, one was a person in their 40s and another, a person in their 50s.

Health Minister Adrian Dix said 55 percent of eligible adults have now received a first dose, while three per cent, or 130,023, have had two doses.

Anyone 18 and older can now register and book a vaccine appointment.

Dr. Bonnie Henry specifically talked about the AstraZeneca, saying the protection you get after dose one goes up over a period as long as 12 weeks, so a delay in getting a second dose means you get better protection.

“We will have more information in next two weeks, by the first week of June, about what you want to receive for a second dose if you received AstraZeneca. We expect to hear by then about studies done in the U.K. and other places, to see if there is better protection from getting AstraZeneca and then Pfizer,” the provincial health officer said.

She added people will have the option to get second dose of AstraZeneca, with supplies coming in to support that, or decide to get another type.

Dix said B.C. expects to receive 276,120 doses of Pfizer this week with 142,500 of Moderna later this week.

Henry said there will be no changes to the restrictions until after the upcoming long weekend, with gradual changes after that in “all different areas” over a period of weeks and months. She said that includes activities like indoor religious services, sports and travel.

Update on outbreaks:

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

·        Spring Valley long-term care in Kelowna has 43 cases: 31 residents, 12 staff/other, with six deaths connected to the outbreak.