B.C. health officials are reporting 572 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest total since March 20, along with no new deaths.

It means the seven-day moving average for new cases is down to 719, the lowest it’s been since March 26.

There were 57 new cases in Interior Health, with another 362 in Fraser Health, 118 in Vancouver Coastal Health, 22 on Vancouver Island, and 13 in Northern Health.

Active cases provincewide are at 6,877 with 481 people in hospital, 161 in intensive care. However, due to incomplete data, the number of people under public health monitoring and self-isolation requirements was not released.

The COVID-19 death toll is B.C. is now at 1,594 people, three fewer than what was reported yesterday, because of a data correction.

Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, says there have now been 1,943,230 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine administered in B.C., 93,656 of which were second doses.

“We have three highly effective and safe vaccines available in our province, and the more people who receive their vaccine, the faster we will get to the point where COVID-19 is no longer disrupting our daily lives,” she said.

“As more people become eligible and more vaccines are approved, we will continue to update our provincewide program, including integrating people 12 to 17 years old, now that the Pfizer vaccine has been approved for use in this age group.”

Speaking during a press conference today, Dr. Henry said kids aged 12 and up in B.C. could receive their COVID-19 vaccines by the end of the school year.

“We’re working on how do we do that and how do we do it in the most efficient way possible,” she said.

“If all goes as planned in the next few months, so between May and June, we will have quite a lot of vaccines, so we should be able to fit this into our program, and still reach that goal of having at least first doses into the entire population by the end of June.”

A total of 124,252 people are now considered to have recovered, about 93 per cent of the total 132,925 cases in British Columbia.