B.C. records 46 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths

The B.C. governmentannounced 46 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Healthsaid there are currently 602active COVID-19 cases in B.C.

A total of 87 people are in hospital, with22 in intensive care.

Overall hospitalizations, which typically lag behind spikes and dips in new cases, are downby 21per cent from last Tuesday, when 110 people were in hospital with the disease.

The number of patients in intensive care is down by about 35per cent from 34 a week ago.

The provincialdeath toll from the disease is now 1,759lives lost out of 147,797 confirmed cases to date.

So far, 78.1 per cent of people aged 12 and older have received their first dose of aCOVID-19 vaccine. About 37 per cent have received their second dose.

There are four active outbreaks in the province: at the Rotary Manor long-term care home in Dawson Creek,Laurel Place at Surrey Memorial Hospital, Eagle Ridge Hospital in Port Moody and Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

Vaccines and travel

The province is now inthe third stepof its reopening plan,which dependson at least 70 per cent of the population having received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and on transmission in the community being low.

British Columbians aged 12 and over who have not yet been immunized can register in three ways:

• Online through theGet Vaccinated portal.
• By calling 1-833-838-2323. Translators are available in 140 languages.
• In person at anyService B.C. location.

As of Monday, Canadians coming home from abroaddo not need to quarantinefor two weeks if they have been fully vaccinated.