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B.C. confirms 120 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 146,794

There are 1,451 active cases of COVID-19 in the province
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There are now 146,794 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in B.C. after health officials announced  120 new cases Thursday (June 17). Photo via Flickr / Government of BC

There are now 146,794 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in B.C. after health officials announced  120 new cases Thursday (June 17).

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported that there have been 13 new cases of COVID-19 in the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Coastal Health region, 53 in the Fraser Health region, five in the Island Health region, 43 in the Interior Health region, five in the Northern Health Region and one is a person who resides outside of Canada.

There has been one new COVID-19 related death of a person in their 80s, for a total of 1,739 deaths from the virus. 

There are 1,451 active cases of COVID-19 in the province; 143,579 people have now recovered from the virus. 

Of the active cases, 131 individuals are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 44 of whom are in intensive care.

4,231,871 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in B.C.; 768,008 of these are second doses. 76.5 per cent of adults and 74.8 per cent of eligible British Columbians over 12 years old have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in B.C. 

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