
B.C. has reported its lowest one-day COVID-19 case count in more than three months, as health officials urge people to hold the line on current restrictions until after May long weekend.
The province has found 357 new cases from the virus today, and three deaths were reported.
Interior Health reported 33 new cases today, and elsewhere there were 210 new cases in Fraser Health, 80 in Vancouver Coastal Health, 22 in Northern Health and 12 in Island Health.
Active cases have dropped by almost 200 today, now at 4,636. Hospitalizations are now at 331 across B.C., while 113 people are in intensive care.
More than 58 per cent of people aged 18 and older in B.C. have now gotten a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. In total, close to 2.7 million doses have been administered to more than 2.55 million residents.
As of today, people aged 12-17 can register for a vaccine appointment. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says that represents 310,000 people.
Henry also says kids between 12-17 can accompany a parent or guardian, when their parent or guardian goes to their own vaccine appointment, and Henry says those kids will be able to be vaccinated with Pfizer in those situations. She says those kids won’t need to register beforehand in those cases, but she recommends they still register afterwards.
Premier John Horgan directly addressed British Columbians this afternoon, asking residents to hold the line through the May long weekend.
Horgan says circuit breaker restrictions will be lifted on Tuesday, with more details to come then. Those orders brought in on March 29 have meant indoor dining and indoor fitness classes have had to be closed.
With that in mind, Horgan says people need to still abide by current health restrictions, and avoid non-essential travel and not gather in groups of more than 10 people.













