BC health officials report 13 new cases in Island Health on Friday, July 30th - Victoria Buzz

The BC Ministry of Health reported 243 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, July 30th.

There have been 149,889 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

New cases were reported in these health regions:

• Vancouver Coastal Health: 32
• Fraser Health: 56
• Island Health: 13
• Interior Health: 131
• Northern Health: 9
• Resident outside Canada: 2

There are currently 1,231 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.

146,876 people who tested positive have recovered.

There are now a total of 47 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 16 of whom are in critical care — ICU or acute care units.

There were no reports of deaths from COVID-related causes, making the provincial death toll at 1,771.

Outbreaks

There are currently 2 outbreaks in long-term care (Holyrood Manor in Fraser Health and Nelson Jubilee Manor in Interior Health)

Island Health:

Island Health reported 13 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Island region and 61 active cases.

Breakdown of cases on Vancouver Island:

• South Vancouver Island  Active cases: 35 │Total Cases: 2032
• Central Vancouver Island Active cases: 24│ Total Cases: 2517
• North Vancouver Island  Active cases: 2│Total Cases: 712

1 person remains in hospital with 0 in ICU. 

There have been no new deaths in the Island Health region today, and a total of 41 deaths on Vancouver Island.

Vaccinations

81.1% of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 64.9% have received their second dose.

In addition, 82.0% of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 67.5% have received their second dose.

To date, 6,774,257 (+41,948) doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in BC; 3,008,360 (+36,567) of which are second doses.

See also: Unvaccinated Canadians make up almost 90% of newly reported COVID-19 cases across the country

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At the time of this publication, 197,759,934 cases of COVID-19 had been recorded worldwide. 4,219,826 have died, and 178,765,308 have recovered.

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