The province says more than 72 per cent of B.C. has received at least one dose of COVID-19. (file photo/NanaimoNewsNOw)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

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Island Health ends week with low number of new COVID-19 cases

Jun 4, 2021 | 4:30 PM

NANAIMO — Less than 10 new COVID-19 cases were found in Island Health in the last week as the number of active cases dropped by half.

Several days in the last week saw only one new case of COVID-19, returning Island Health to levels not seen since right before the second wave of the pandemic in fall 2020.

The number of active cases fell from more than 60 to 36 by Friday, June 4.

There are currently 14 active cases in central Vancouver Island, a decrease of one from the day before.

Across B.C., the fourth straight day of under 200 new cases was confirmed by public health authorities with 183 new.

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More than half are in the Fraser and Vancouver Coastal health regions.

Active cases dropped by roughly 100 to 2,453 with 224 people in hospital and 59 of those receiving critical care.

One new fatality was confirmed.

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