B.C. COVID-19 case count rises by 722 with 38 more cases in Interior Health

VICTORIA — B.C. is reporting 722 new cases of COVID-19 Friday (May 7), including 38 within Interior Health.

That increases B.C.’s overall total to 134,341 cases since the pandemic began, distributed as follows:

• 32,830 — Vancouver Coastal (up by 115)
• 77,923 — Fraser Health (up by 523)
• 4,804 — Island Health (up by 20)
• 11,287 — Interior Health (up by 38)
• 7,303 — Northern Health (up by 26)
• 193 — Reside outside of Canada (unchanged)

There are 6,757 active cases of COVID-19 in B.C. Friday, a decrease of 45 from Thursday. There are now 445 people in hospital and 157 in intensive care.