B.C. is reporting 832 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths as of Thursday (April 1), provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said.
By health authority, it breaks down to 310 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health, 388 in Fraser Health, 53 in Island Health, 42 in Interior Health and 39 in Northern Health.
There are 296 people in hospital, of whom 79 are in ICU with the virus. There have been a total of 100,880 cases in B.C. since the pandemic began. B.C.’s death toll from the virus has reached 1,463.
Henry tried to assuage concerns over the AstraZeneca vaccine, which as pulled back from younger frontline workers after concerns over extremely rare blood clots.
“The vaccine is effective and much safer than COVID-19,” she said, adding that anyone more than 20 days out from their shot is no longer at risk.
There have been a total of 787, 649 vaccine doses administered with all three approved vaccines, including 87,394 second doses.
With the number of people vaccinated creeping up, Henry urged British Columbians to continue to hold the line and not spend time together in groups indoors.
“This is not time time for any of us to be travelling for leisure,” she said.
More to come.
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