As of Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, 81.5% (3,777,588) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 67.9% (3,146,669) have received their second dose.

In addition, 82.4% (3,564,533) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 70.1% (3,033,200) have received their second dose.

B.C. is reporting 342 new cases of COVID-19, including six epi-linked cases, for a total of 150,973 cases in the province.

There are currently 1,764 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 147,409 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 55 individuals are in hospital and 23 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

The new/active cases include:

• 66 new cases in Fraser Health
  • Total active cases: 388
• 57 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
  • Total active cases: 258
• 171 new cases in Interior Health
  • Total active cases: 945
• 13 new cases in Northern Health
  • Total active cases: 52
• 32 new cases in Island Health
  • Total active cases: 109
• three new cases of people who reside 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 five active outbreaks in:

• long-term care: Holyrood Manor (Fraser Health), Nelson Jubilee Manor, Kootenay Street Village, Cottonwoods Care Centre and Brookhaven Care Centre (Interior Health)
• acute care: none
• assisted or independent living: none

Since December 2020, the Province has administered 6,931,815 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.

Learn More:

• For new health measures in the Central Okanagan, visit: http://news.gov.bc.ca/files/7-28_Interior_Health.pdf
• People throughout B.C. can find their nearest Vax for BC event online by visiting: www.gov.bc.ca/VaxForBC
• For information on breakthrough cases, visit: http://news.gov.bc.ca/files/7-27_breakthrough_cases.pdf
  Or see the BC Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) weekly data summary: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/data#summary
• Detailed data is posted daily on the BCCDC dashboard: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/data
  Or: www.bccdc.ca
• To register to be immunized or to learn about getting your second dose, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/getvaccinated.html
  Or: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/dose-2
• To learn about BC’s Restart plan, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/info/restart
• For recent modelling, visit: http://news.gov.bc.ca/files/6-28_PHO_presentation.pdf
• For the provincial health officer’s orders and guidance, visit:
  https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/about-bc-s-health-care-system/office-of-the-provincial-health-officer/current-health-topics/covid-19-novel-coronavirus
• For guidance on restrictions, visit:
  https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/covid-19-provincial-support/restrictions
• The latest updates, including case counts, prevention, risks and to find a testing centre near you: http://www.bccdc.ca/
  Or follow @CDCofBC on Twitter.

For COVID-19 exposure events, updates and information, visit:

• BCCDC: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/public-exposures
• Fraser Health: fraserhealth.ca/covid19exposure
• Interior Health: https://news.interiorhealth.ca/news/public-exposures/
• Island Health: https://www.islandhealth.ca/learn-about-health/covid-19/outbreaks-and-exposures
• Northern Health: https://www.northernhealth.ca/health-topics/outbreaks-and-exposures
• Vancouver Coastal Health: http://www.vch.ca/covid-19/public-exposures

Register on the government website to get vaccinated. See Island Health for local information.

Previous provincial updates

• 525 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 21, 2021
• 1,692 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 20, 2021 (3 days)
• 768 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 17, 2021
• 706 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 16, 2021
• 661 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 15, 2021
• 677 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 14, 2021
• 1,984 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 13, 2021 (3 days)
• 820 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 10, 2021
• 774 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 9, 2021
• 814 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 8, 2021
• 2,425 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 7, 2021 (4 days)
• 671 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 3, 2021
• 801 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 2, 2021
• 785 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 1, 2021
• 655 new BC COVID-19 cases, Aug 31, 2021 (includes video of today’s modelling)
• 1,853 new BC COVID-19 cases, Aug 30, 2021 (3 days)
• 867 new BC COVID-19 cases, Aug 27, 2021
• 724 new BC COVID-19 cases, Aug 26, 2021
• 698 new BC COVID-19 cases, Aug 25, 2021
• 641 new BC COVID-19 cases, Aug 24, 2021