British Columbia reported 378 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, along with another seven deaths.
It pushed the province’s seven-day average for new cases to 330, up slightly from Wednesday’s nearly seven-month low of 327.
Of the new cases, 98 were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 189 were in the Fraser Health region, nine were in the Island Health region, 68 were in the Interior Health region and 14 were in the Northern Health region.
There were 3,543 active cases.
A total of 286 people were in hospital, 88 of whom were in critical or intensive care.
B.C. has now administered more than 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine. More than 2.87 million people have received a first dose, accounting for nearly 56 per cent of B.C.’s population.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry also announced a resumption of indoor religious gatherings, with a cap of 50 people and safety plans in effect.
Henry said new guidance to allow overnight summer camps would be released in the coming days.
Health Minister Adrian Dix, meanwhile, had good news for the more than 2,000 patients in Metro Vancouver whose scheduled surgeries had to be cancelled because of the pandemic’s third wave.
He said the pressure on the healthcare system has eased, and the goal is to have hospital operating rooms in the region back up and running by June 7.
“We know every one of those surgeries is important and we are tracking every one of them. To these patients I say this — you are part of our surgical renewal commitment, part of our BC restart plan,” Dix said.
Since the start of the pandemic, B.C. has reported 143,264 COVID-19 cases, while 1,690 people have died.
– with a file from Catherine Garrett
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