By James Peters

COVID-19

B.C. records 317 new COVID-19 cases; 60 found in Interior Health

May 28, 2021 | 3:47 PM

VICTORIA — B.C. recorded 317 new cases of COVID-19 Friday (May 28), including 60 within Interior Health.

The total are contained in an update prepared by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

Overall, the province has found 143,581 cases of the virus since the pandemic began, spread out as follows:

• 34,726 — Vancouver Coastal (up by 73)
• 83,686 — Fraser Health (up by 163)
• 5,041 — Island Health (up by 5)
• 12,289 — Interior Health (up by 60)
• 7,641 — Northern Health (up by 16)
• 198 — Reside outside of Canada (unchanged)

There are 3,441 active cases of COVID-19 in B.C. Friday, a decrease of 102 from Thursday. There are 292 people hospitalized with the virus and 79 in intensive care.

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Within Interior Health, there are 507 active cases of the virus, an increase of three from Thursday. Eighteen people remain in hospital, with eight in critical care.

Two more people have died of COVID-19, increasing B.C.’s death toll to 1,692. The death toll in Interior Health remains at 150.

A total of 138,360 people are considered fully recovered from the virus, or 96 per cent of all recorded cases.

B.C. has now administered 3,106,269 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, including 160,885 second doses. That equals 67.2 per cent of all adults and 62.7 per cent of all people 12 and older who have received at least one dose.