NEW - Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 156 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 148,487 cases in the province:
* July 16-17: 56 new cases
* July 17-18: 60 new cases
* July 18-19: 40 new cases #bcpoli
There are currently 653 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
49 individuals are currently in hospital and 12 are in intensive care. #bcpoli
Fraser: 63 new, 166 active
Coastal: 27 new, 246 active
Interior: 58 new, 179 active
Northern: 3 new, 33 active
Island 4 new, 21 active
Outside Canada: 1 new, 8 active #bcpoli
Since December 2020, the province has administered 6,173,328 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.
In the last 72 hours, two new deaths have been reported in the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health regions, for an overall total of 1,763. #bcpoli
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NEW - British Columbia has declared a provincial State of Emergency connected to the ongoing wildfires. #bcpoli#bcfires
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says he received a briefing last night showing winds and weather that could lead to an increase in evacuations. #bcpoli#bcfires
BC has now called states of emergencies linked to fires in 2003, 2017, 2018 and 2021. #bcfires#bcpoli
Today, July 20, 2021, is the 150th anniversary of BC becoming a Canadian province.
It also marks the 150th anniversary of BC being Canada’s best province. #bcpoli
I am now going to attempt to use this thread to post 150 facts about British Columbia to mark the 150th anniversary as a province. This will likely go all day. #bcpoli#bcfacts
Bryan Adams may not have been born in British Columbia (he was born in Kingston, ON) but he did finish high school in North Vancouver. In his career he has had 4 number 1 hits on the US charts. #bcfacts
NEW - On August 9, 2021, Canada plans to begin allowing entry to American citizens and permanent residents, who are currently residing in the United States, and have been fully vaccinated for non-essential travel. #cdnpoli#bcpoli
All travellers regardless of vaccination will still a pre-travel negative test. But no at border test unless they are randomly selected. #cdnpoli#bcpoli
Hotel stay will be eliminated for air travellers starting in August. But those travelling without Canadian or US passport or residency card will still be required to quarantine. #cdnpoli
NEW - There are 113 new cases of COVID-19 in BC, for a total of 146,674 cases in British Columbia.
The rolling average is now 119, the lowest since October 8. #bcpoli
There are 4 new COVID deaths in BC for a total of 1,738 COVID deaths in the province. #bcpoli
NEW - 76.3% of all adults in B.C. and 74.6% of those 12 and older have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. In total, 4,165,142 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in B.C., 710,847 of which are second doses. #bcpoli
NEW - There are 108 new cases of COVID-19, including four epi-linked cases, for a total of 146,561 cases in British Columbia.
The rolling 7 day average is now 123 new cases a day. The lowest since October 8. #bcpoli
By health authority
Coastal - 11
Fraser - 53
Island - FOUR
Interior - 37
Northern - THREE #bcpoli
There are currently 1,496 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. Of the active cases, 139 individuals are currently hospitalized, 39 of whom are in intensive care. #bcpoli
NEW - There were 277 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend for a total of 146,453 cases in British Columbia. This includes 96 new cases from June 11 to 12, 113 new cases from June 12 to 13 and 68 new cases in the last 24 hours. #bcpoli
New cases by health region
Coastal - 36 (12 a day)
Fraser - 148 (49 per day)
Island - 12 (4)
Interior - 63 (21)
Northern - 16 (5)
Outside Canada - 2 (fewer than 1) #bcpoli
There are currently 1,537 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
Of the active cases, 136 individuals are currently hospitalized, 42 of whom are in intensive care. #bcpoli