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A woman in her 40s has become the first person in B.C. to develop blood clots after taking the AstraZeneca vaccine.
“We have had our first case of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia, that we have seen around the world and across the country,” provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said on Thursday.
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“This was following receipt of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination, and the person is a woman in their 40s. She is stable and currently receiving treatment in hospital in the Vancouver Coastal Health (region).”
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May 6, 2021
B.C.’s COVID-19 updates for May 6
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, today (May 6) issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia.
Today, we are reporting 694 new cases, for a total of 133,619 cases in British Columbia.
There are 6,802 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and a further 125,025 people who tested positive have recovered. Due to incomplete data, the number of people under public health monitoring and self-isolation requirements has not been included in today’s report.
Of the active cases, 457 individuals are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 154 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.
BC surpasses 2 million people vaccinated, reports lowest active case count in weeks
Health officials reported 694 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, along with one death.
Of the new cases, 153 were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 445 were in the Fraser Health region, 17 were in Island Health, 52 were in Interior Health and 27 were in Northern Health.
That brings the province s active case to 6,802, the lowest active number since March 28.
The number of people in hospital with the disease has also dropped to 457, down 46 patients since last Thursday, with 154 people currently in ICU.
Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed that BC will surpass two million people vaccinated at some point on Thursday.
Province reports first case of AstraZeneca-related blood clot in B.C.
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B.C.’s COVID-19 curve is ever-so-slowly bending down.
Hospitalizations are at their lowest point since mid-April, and the province’s seven-day rolling average is 695 cases, the lowest number since March 25th.
All this is encouraging news for provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry.
“It shows that what we are doing here in B.C. right now is working, to prevent transmission, and to save lives,” Dr. Henry said. “By continuing to follow all of our safety basics and for all of us to get our vaccine as soon as we are eligible, we will be one step closer to where COVID will no longer be disrupting our lives.”
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May 5, 2021
B.C.’s COVID-19 updates for May 5
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, today (May 5) issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia.
Dr. Bonnie Henry
Today, we are reporting 572 new cases, for a total of 132,925 cases in British Columbia.
There are 6,877 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and a further 124,252 people who tested positive have recovered. Due to incomplete data, the number of people under public health monitoring and self-isolation requirements has not been included in today’s report.
Of the active cases, 481 individuals are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 161 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation.