B.C. COVID-19 case count grows by 420

B.C. has recorded 420 new cases of COVID-19 on the last day before the May long weekend.

The numbers are included in an updated prepared by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

There were 58 new cases in Interior Health Friday (May 21).

Overall, there have been 141,373 cases of COVID-19 in B.C., spread out as follows:

• 34,244 — Vancouver Coastal (up by 84)
• 82,419 — Fraser Health (up by 240)
• 4,990 — Island Health (up by 7)
• 11,969 — Interior Health (up by 58)
• 7,555 — Northern Health (up by 31)
• 195 — Reside outside of Canada (unchanged)

There are 4,507 active cases of COVID-19 in B.C., a decrease of 129 from Thursday. There are 319 people in hospital and 107 in intensive care.

Six more people have died of the virus, increasing B.C.’s death toll to 1,667.

A total of 135,068 people are considered fully recovered from COVID-19, or 96 per cent of all recorded cases.

B.C. has administered 2,744,020 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, including 142,406 second doses.

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Update on vaccination:

·        Interior Health asks young people, influencers to continue encouraging vaccine uptake

Update on outbreaks:

·        Spring Valley long-term care in Kelowna has 47 cases: 35 residents, 12 staff/other, with eight deaths connected to the outbreak.