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559 new BC COVID-19 cases and 1 death in BC, February 23, 2021

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Dr. Bonnie Henry

Since yesterday, there have been 559 more diagnosed COVID-19 cases in B.C., and 7,881 cases are being actively monitored. With only one death in the last 24 hours, the provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the low death rate can be attributed to the execution of the vaccination plan at care homes.

Case Counts:

  • Total cases in B.C. since the pandemic began: 77,882. Of the new cases, the breakdown is as follows:
    • Vancouver Coastal Health: 132 new cases
    • Fraser Health: 278 new cases
    • Island Health: 39 new cases
    • Interior Health: 43 new cases
    • Northern Health: 66 new cases
  • Active cases: 4,677 (previously 4,560)
  • Hospitalized cases: 228 (previously 223)
  • Intensive care: 69 (previously 63)
  • 1 new death (total 1,3365)
  • Recovered: 71,753
  • To date, 287,950 (was 218,726) doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in B.C., 58,896 (was 55,057) of which are second doses.

Watch today’s announcement:

COVID-19 cases for the most recent 7-day period (Sunday to Saturday). The map is updated weekly, on Wednesdays. The image above is from Feb 7 – 13, 2021. Click to see the full map.

Other resources

Access the BC COVID-19 dashboard for the latest case counts and information on recoveries, deaths, hospitalizations, testing and more:

Cases by Health Service Delivery Area

Click here (Updated weekly on Thursdays)

Previous provincial updates

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