There are 99 people in hospital with the disease, 30 of whom are in intensive care. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Jul 02, 2021 3:21 PM PT | Last Updated: July 3 Groups of people are pictured at a park in Vancouver on July 1, the day B.C. entered Step 3 of its reopening.(Ben Nelms/CBC) comments B.C. health officials announced 84 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths on Friday. Those numbers include 49 new cases from June 30 to July 1 and 35 new cases in the last 24 hours. In a written statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said there are currently 729 active cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus in B.C.