Close X
Saturday, October 5, 2024
ADVT 
National

464 COVID19 cases for Friday

Darpan News Desk , 06 Aug, 2021 03:39 PM
  • 464 COVID19 cases for Friday
As of Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, 81.8% (3,790,394) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 68.9% (3,195,128) received their second dose.
 
In addition, 82.7% (3,575,597) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 71.0% (3,071,655) received their second dose.
 
B.C. is reporting 464 new cases of COVID-19, including one epi-linked case, for a total of 151,839 cases in the province.
 
There are 2,411 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 147,627 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 52 individuals are in hospital and 24 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.
 
The new/active cases include:
 
72 new cases in Fraser Health
Total active cases: 486
60 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
Total active cases: 324
275 new cases in Interior Health
Total active cases: 1,356
29 new cases in Northern Health
Total active cases: 88
27 new cases in Island Health
Total active cases: 145
one new case of a person who resides outside of Canada
Total active cases: 12
In the past 24 hours, no new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 1,772.
 
There are six active outbreaks in:
 
long-term care: Holyrood Manor (Fraser Health), Nelson Jubilee Manor, Kootenay Street Village, Cottonwoods Care Centre, Brookhaven Care Centre (Interior Health) and Discovery Harbour (Island Health)

MORE National ARTICLES

Indians to benefit from Canada's family reunification programme

Indians to benefit from Canada's family reunification programme
A record number of 40,000 immigrant families will be allowed to sponsor their parents and grandparents to bring them to Canada in 2021.

Indians to benefit from Canada's family reunification programme

Judge issues reasons for rejecting Meng evidence

Judge issues reasons for rejecting Meng evidence
Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes ruled July 9 against admitting the evidence but her reasons for the judgment were not released until Wednesday. 

Judge issues reasons for rejecting Meng evidence

78 COVID19 cases for Wednesday

78 COVID19 cases for Wednesday
81.1% (3,507,707) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 59.0% (2,552,325) have received their second dose.

78 COVID19 cases for Wednesday

VPD investigates homicide in Strathcona

VPD investigates homicide in Strathcona
Two suspects fled the scene and have not been located. VPD investigators believe the incident was targeted.

VPD investigates homicide in Strathcona

Experts concerned about vaccine complacency

Experts concerned about vaccine complacency
Canada's demand for COVID-19 vaccines is slowly dropping, experts say, and they warn those waiting to see whether cases spike before getting their jabs are wasting time the body needs to build sufficient immunity.

Experts concerned about vaccine complacency

Body found inside burned vehicle in Langley: IHIT

Body found inside burned vehicle in Langley: IHIT
Once the fire was extinguished, a body was located inside the burned red Ford F-150 pickup. The area surrounding the scene will be cordoned off for a significant amount of time.

Body found inside burned vehicle in Langley: IHIT