NEW - B.C. is reporting 150 new cases of COVID-19, including one epi-linked case, for a total of 149,259 cases in the province.
This is the highest single day number since June 9.
The rolling 7 day average is now 99 new cases per day. #bcpoli
Case explosion continues in Interior Health.
Interior: 95 new cases, 412 active
Fraser: 32 new cases, 196 active
Coastal: 17 new cases, 122 active
Northern: 3 new cases, 14 active
Island: 3 new cases, 35 active
Outside Canada: 0 new, 4 active #bcpoli
80.7% (3,742,081) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 62.3% (2,887,730) have received their second dose. #bcpoli
81.7% (3,533,942) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 65.3% (2,822,405) have received their second dose. #bcpoli
There are 783 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
44 individuals are in hospital and 22 are in intensive care. #bcpoli
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NEW - British Columbia finished 2020-21 with a deficit of $5.5 billion, well below where the province projected. In the budget the province projected an $8.1 million deficit due to COVID for 2020-21. #bcpoli
The improved economic picture is due to many sectors of the economy bouncing back from COVID more and faster than expected. It also includes an improved economic picture at ICBC. #bcpoli
Province has released the top 10 public sector earners.
Thomas Bechard, Powerex: $934,521
Santa Ono, UBC $611,712
Chris O'Riley, BC Hydro: $590,114
Brenda Leong, BC Securities Commission: $527,004 James Hamilton, Okanagan College: $495,493 #bcpoli
The eligibility time frame is 49 days between first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses. Anyone in B.C. can get a second shot 7 full weeks after their first. #bcpoli
On using vaccine passports or segregating public events between vaccinated and unvaccinated, Dix says focus is doing positive things over the next two weeks (and assumedly not negative). #bcpoli
On Wednesday night, Dr. Henry, Dix and Shirley Bond are doing a telephone town hall in Price George about vaccines. #bcpoli
NEW - BC will hold Walk-in Wednesday on August 4 across the province with 20,000 COVID-19 shots available with no appointment needed. #bcpoli
NEW - From June 15 to July 15, 1,210 unvaccinated people got COVID, 499 partially vaccinated people got COVID and 68 fully vaccinated people got COVID. #bcpoli
From June 15 to July 15, 137 unvaccinated people got hospitalized with COVID, 31 partially vaccinated people went to hospital and 8 fully vaccinated people went to hospital with COVID. #bcpoli