974 new BC COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths, May 24, 2021 (3 days)

Sick COVID
For the first time since last November, the 3-day weekend count is actually below 1,000. This is GREAT news! More great news: Another 100,000 first vaccines found their way into the arms of B.C. residents. The numbers continue to trend downward, with Fraser Health still being the region carrying most cases (it’s also the most populated). There will be an update on the gradual lifting of restrictions in B.C., tomorrow at 1 pm. Today only, SPN is showing the past 200 days of reporting in the “related” section at the bottom of this article.
Since Friday, there have been 974 new cases. The daily breakdown is as follows:
- From May 21 to May 22, we had 356 new cases.
- From May 22 to May 23, we had 325 new cases and
- in the last 24 hours, we had a further 293 new cases.
Case Counts:
- The total of 142,347 cases in British Columbia to date. Of the new cases, the breakdown is as follows:
- Vancouver Coastal Health: 157 new cases
- Fraser Health: 630 new cases
- Island Health: 25 new cases
- Interior Health: 117 new cases
- Northern Health: 44 new cases
- Active cases: 3,953 (previously 4,507)
- Hospitalized cases: 292 (previously 319)
- Intensive care: 96 (previously 107)
- 12 new death (total reported to date: 1,673)
- Recovered: 136,603
To date, 2,885,488 (was 2,744,020) first doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca-SII COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in B.C., 147,144 (was 142,406) of which are second doses.
Register on the government website to get vaccinated.
Island Health Vaccination information
Only call in at 1-833-348-4787, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. daily, when you’re eligible. If you miss your initial age-based window, you can call anytime after you become eligible. Eligibility is now for anyone 85 and older, or Indigenous 65 and older.
From today’s statement
“Today is one day closer to putting this pandemic behind us. It’s the decisions we make right now and continue to make in the coming days and weeks that will make all the difference in our efforts to continue pushing COVID-19 numbers down.
“On this holiday Monday, we are grateful for the determination and resolve British Columbians have shown. Their willingness to end this pandemic has been immeasurable.
“As we look to tomorrow and the announcement of the restart plan, we encourage everyone to stay the course today. Until tomorrow’s announcement, there are no changes for individuals or businesses.
“As we enjoy the final day of this long weekend, let’s remember to stay local and be kind to one another. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday Monday.”
Other resources
- Register for your vaccine via the province
- Find a pharmacy that is participating in the AstraZeneca rollout
- Island Health data
- School exposures
- See the latest Health Orders here
Access the BC COVID-19 dashboard for the latest case counts and information on recoveries, deaths, hospitalizations, testing and more:
- BC COVID-19 Dashboard (mobile and most browsers)
- BC COVID-19 Dashboard for Internet Explorer users
Cases by Health Service Delivery Area
Click here (Updated weekly on Thursdays)
Previous provincial updates
- 288 new BC COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, 368 (down) hospitalized, and 46 (down) in ICU: March 11
- 336 new BC COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths, 388 (down) hospitalized, and 52 (down) in ICU: March 10
- 274 new BC COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths, 405 (down) hospitalized, and 58 (down) in ICU: March 9, 2022
- 254 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, 419 (down) hospitalized, and 63 (same) in ICU: March 8, 2022
- 997 new BC COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths, 449 (down) hospitalized, and 63 (down) in ICU: March 5-7, 2022 (3 days)
- 340 new BC COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths, 484 (down) hospitalized, and 69 (down) in ICU: March 4, 2022
- 391 new BC COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths, 511 (down) hospitalized, and 79 (up) in ICU: March 3, 2022
- 442 new BC COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths, 517 (down) hospitalized, and 73 (down) in ICU: March 2, 2022
- 466 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, 523 (down) hospitalized, and 83 (down) in ICU: March 1, 2022
- 974 new BC COVID-19 cases, 22 deaths, 549 (down) hospitalized, and 85 (down) in ICU: Feb 26-28, 2022
- 583 new BC COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths, 599 (down) hospitalized, and 96 (down) in ICU: Feb 25, 2022
- 597 new BC COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths, 612(down) hospitalized, and 102 (down) in ICU: Feb 24, 2022
- 799 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, 653 (down) hospitalized, and 108 (same) in ICU: Feb 23, 2022
- 2,103 new BC COVID-19 cases, 44 deaths, 733 (down) hospitalized, and 108 (down) in ICU: Feb 19-22, 2022 (4 days)
- 692 new BC COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths, 733 (down) hospitalized, and 113 (down) in ICU: Feb 18, 2022
- 782 new BC COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths, 744 (down) hospitalized, and 120 (down) in ICU: Feb 17, 2022
- 750 new BC COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths, 762 (down) hospitalized, and 121 (down) in ICU: Feb 16, 2022
- 519 new BC COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths, 787 (down) hospitalized, and 124 (up) in ICU: Feb 15, 2022
- 2,701 new BC COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths, 803 (down) hospitalized, and 119 (down) in ICU: Feb 12-14, 2022
- 1,245 new BC COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths, 846 (down) hospitalized, and 136 (down) in ICU: Feb 11, 2022
- 1,383 new BC COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths, 867 (down) hospitalized, and 138 (down) in ICU: Feb 10, 2022
- 1,187 new BC COVID-19 cases, 18 deaths, 893 (up) hospitalized, and 143 (down) in ICU: Feb 9, 2022 (plus today’s update: VIDEO)
- 986 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, 986 (down) hospitalized, and 146 (up) in ICU: Feb 8, 2022
- 3,287 new BC COVID-19 cases, 32 deaths, 987 (up) hospitalized, and 141 (up) in ICU: Feb 5-7, 2022
- 1,799 new BC COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths, 946 (down) hospitalized, and 139 (down) in ICU: Feb 4, 2022
- 1,518 new BC COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths, 985 (down) hospitalized, and 145 (up) in ICU: Feb 3, 2022
- 1,776 new BC COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths, 1,036 (up) hospitalized, and 136 (down) in ICU: Feb 2, 2022
- 1,236 new BC COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths, 1,035 (down) hospitalized, and 139 (up) in ICU: Feb 1, 2022
- 4,075 new BC COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths, 1,048 (up) hospitalized, and 138 (down) in ICU: Jan 28-31, 2022
- 2,137 new BC COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths, 990 (up) hospitalized, and 141 (same) in ICU: Jan 28, 2022
- 2,033 new BC COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths, 977 (up) hospitalized, and 141 (up) in ICU: Jan 27, 2022
- 2,086 new BC COVID-19 cases, 21 deaths, 949 (down) hospitalized, and 136 (down) in ICU: Jan 26, 2022
- 1,446 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, 985 (down) hospitalized, and 144 (up) in ICU: Jan 25, 2022
- 4,997 new BC COVID-19 cases, 24 deaths, 989 (up) hospitalized, and 129 (down) in ICU: Jan 22-24, 2022
- 2,364 new BC COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths, 924 (up) hospitalized, and 130 (up) in ICU: Jan 21, 2022
- 2,150 new BC COVID-19 cases,15 deaths, 891 (down) hospitalized, and 119 (up) in ICU: Jan 20, 2022
- 2,387 new BC COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths, 895 (up) hospitalized, and 115 (up) in ICU: Jan 19, 2022
- 1,975 new BC COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths, 854 (up) hospitalized, and 112 (up) in ICU: Jan 18, 2022
- 5,625 new BC COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths, 819 (up) hospitalized, and 99 (up) in ICU: Jan 15-17, 2022
- 2,275 new BC COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths, 646 (up) hospitalized, and 95 (down) in ICU: Jan 14, 2022
- Latest epidemiological modelling for BC (if you’ve never watched one of these, this is a good one to start with)
- 2,554 new BC COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths, 534 (up) hospitalized, and 102 (same) in ICU: Jan 13, 2022
- 2,239 new BC COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, 500 (up) hospitalized, and 102 (up) in ICU: Jan 12, 2022
- 2,239 new BC COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, 469 (up) hospitalized, and 97 (up) in ICU: Jan 11, 2022
- 6,966 new BC COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths, 431 (up) hospitalized, and 95 (up) in ICU: Jan 10, 2022 (3 days)
- 3,144 new BC COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths, 349 (up) hospitalized, and 93 (up) in ICU: Jan 6, 2022
- 3,223 new BC COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, 324 (up) hospitalized, and 90 (up) in ICU: Jan 6, 2022
- 3,798 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, 317 hospitalized, and 83 in ICU: Jan 5, 2022
- 2,542 new BC COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths, 298 hospitalized, and 86 in ICU: Jan 4, 2022
- 9,932 new BC COVID-19 cases, Jan 3, 2022 (3 days)
- 3,795 new BC COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, Dec 31, 2021
- 4,383 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, Dec 30, 2021
- 2,944 new BC COVID-19 cases Dec 29, 2021; New order delays K-12 for one week
- 1,785 new BC COVID-19 cases Dec 28, 2021
- 6,288 new BC COVID-19 cases (2,552, then 2,023, then 1,713) Dec 27, 2021 (3 days)
- 2,441 new BC COVID-19 cases, 4 death, Dec 24, 2021 (was 789 cases a week ago)
- 2,046 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, Dec 23, 2021 (was 753 cases a week ago)
- 1,474 new BC COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths, Dec 22, 2021 (was 584 a week ago)
- 1,308 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, Dec 21, 2021
- 2,550 new BC COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, Dec 20, 2021
- 789 new BC COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, Dec 17, 2021
- Massive spike: 753 new BC COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, Dec 16, 2021
- 584 new BC COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths, Dec 15, 2021
- 519 new BC COVID-19 cases, 0 deaths, Dec 14, 2021
- 1,129 new BC COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths, Dec 13, 2021 (3 days)
- 437 new BC COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, Dec 10, 2021
- 341 new BC COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths, Dec 9, 2021
- 379 new BC COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths, Dec 8, 2021
- 326 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, Dec 7, 2021
- 946 new BC COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths, Dec 6, 2021 (3 days)
- 405 new BC COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths, Dec 3, 2021
- 368 new BC COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths, Dec 2, 2021
- 375 new BC COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths, Dec 1, 2021
- 358 new BC COVID-19 cases, 0 deaths, Nov 30, 2021
- 970 new BC COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths, Nov 29, 2021 (3 days)
- 341 new BC COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths, Nov 26, 2021
- 424 new BC COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, Nov 25, 2021
- 322 new BC COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths, Nov 24, 2021
- 324 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, Nov 23, 2021
- 1,052 new BC COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths, Nov 22, 2021 (3 days)
- 497 new BC COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, Nov 19, 2021
- 468 new BC COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths, Nov 18, 2021
- 324 new BC COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths, Nov 17, 2021
- 338 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, Nov 16, 2021
- 1,270 new BC COVID-19 cases, 16 deaths, Nov 15, 2021 (3 days)
- 992 new BC COVID-19 cases, 23 deaths, Nov 12, 2021 (2 days)
- 555 new BC COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths, Nov 10, 2021
- 500 new BC COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths, Nov 9, 2021
- 1,438 new BC COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths, Nov 8, 2021 (3 days)
- 549 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 deaths, Nov 5, 2021
- 596 new BC COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths, Nov 4, 2021
- 430 new BC COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths, Nov 3, 2021
- 406 new BC COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths, Nov 2, 2021
- 1,375 new BC COVID-19 cases, 25 deaths, Nov 1, 2021 (3 days)
- 584 new BC COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths, Oct 30, 2021
- 758 new BC COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths, Oct 28, 2021
- 609 new BC COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths, Oct 27, 2021
- 457 new BC COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths, Oct 26, 2021
- 1,618 new BC COVID-19 cases, 20 deaths, Oct 25, 2021 (3 days)
- 649 new BC COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths, Oct 22, 2021
- 715 new BC COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths, Oct 21, 2021
- 696 new BC COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths, Oct 20, 2021
- 560 new BC COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths, Oct 19, 2021
- 1,846 new BC COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths, Oct 18, 2021 (3 days)
- 667 new BC COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths, Oct 15, 2021
- 580 new BC COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths, Oct 14, 2021
- 605 new BC COVID-19 cases, Oct 13, 2021
- 2,090 new BC COVID-19 cases, Oct 12, 2021 (4 days)
- 743 new BC COVID-19 cases, Oct 8, 2021
- 624 new BC COVID-19 cases, Oct 7, 2021
- 752 new BC COVID-19 cases, Oct 6, 2021
- 593 new BC COVID-19 cases, Oct 5, 2021
- 1,986 new BC COVID-19 cases, Oct 4, 2021 (3 days)
- 714 new BC COVID-19 cases, Oct 1, 2021
- 749 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 30, 2021
- 813 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 29, 2021
- 652 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 28, 2021
- 2,239 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 27, 2021 (3 days)
- 743 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 24, 2021
- 832 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 23, 2021
- 759 new BC COVID-19 cases, Sept 22, 2021
- 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
- 1,711 new BC COVID-19 cases, 16 deaths, Aug 23, 2021 (3 days)
- 663 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, Aug 20, 2021
- 689 new BC COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths, Aug 19, 2021
- 553 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, Aug 18, 2021
- 501 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1death, Aug 17, 2021
- 1,434 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1death, Aug 16, 2021 (3 days)
- 717 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, Aug 13, 2021
- 513 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, Aug 12, 2021
- 536 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, Aug 11, 2021
- 395 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, Aug 10, 2021
- 1,079 new BC COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths, Aug 9, 2021
- 464 new BC COVID-19 cases, 0 deaths, Aug 6, 2021
- 402 new BC COVID-19 cases, 0 deaths, Aug 5, 2021, plus Walk-in Wednesday clinics info
- 342 new BC COVID-19 cases, 0 deaths, Aug 4, 2021
- 742 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, Aug 3, 2021 (4 days)
- 243 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, July 30, 2021
- 204 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, July 29, 2021
- 185 new BC COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, July 28, 2021
- 150 new BC COVID-19 cases, 0 deaths, July 27, 2021: Whopping single day increase
- 267 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, July 26, 2021 (3 days)
- 112 new BC COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths, July 23, 2021: 78% of new cases with unvaccinated
- 89 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, July 22, 2021, cases continue trending up
- 78 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, July 21, 2021, cases steadily trending up
- 76 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, July 20, 2021
- 156 new BC COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, July 19, 2021 (3 days)
- 45 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, July 16, 2021
- 54 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, July 15, 2021
- 41 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, July 14, 2021
- 33 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, July 13, 2021
- 123 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, July 12, 2021 (3 days)
- 45 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, July 9, 2021
- 59 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, July 8, 2021
- 46 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, July 6, 2021
- 84 new BC COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths, July 2, 2021 (2 days)
- 44 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, June 30, 2021
- 29 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, June 29, 2021
- Mandatory mask order could life when we move into Phase 3, July 1; some restrictions remain
- 108 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, June 15, 2021
- 277 new BC COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths, June 14, 2021 (3 days)
- 180 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, June 11, 2021
- 153 new BC COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths, June 10, 2021
- 148 new BC COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, June 9, 2021
- 165 new BC COVID-19 cases, no deaths, June 8, 2021
- 481 new BC COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths, June 7, 2021 (3 days)
- 183 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, June 4, 2021
- 199 new BC COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths, June 3, 2021
- 194 new BC COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths, June 2, 2021
- 184 new BC COVID-19 cases, 0 deaths, June 1, 2021
- 708 new BC COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths, May 31, 2021 (3 days)
- 317 new BC COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths, May 28, 2021
- 378 new BC COVID-19 cases,7 deaths, May 27, 2021
- 250 new BC COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, May 26, 2021
- 289 new BC COVID-19 cases, 1 death, May 25, 2021
- 974 new BC COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths, May 24, 2021 (3 days)
- 420 new BC COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths, May 21, 2021
- 357 new BC COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, May 20, 2021
- 521 new BC COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths, May 19, 2021
- 411 new BC COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths, May 18, 2021
- 1,360 new BC COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths, May 17, 2021 (three days)