20 more people die of COVID-19 in BC, as 1759 new cases recorded over the last 3 days

Bonnie provided the province’s first update on the pandemic since Friday, announcing that 415 people are now in hospital with the novel coronavirus, including 150 who are in intensive care.

More than two million people have now received a dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the number of patients in hospital has dropped by 6.7 per cent since Friday and active cases have fallen by 9.1 per cent.

Currently, anyone 18 and older in British Columbia can register for their vaccination now if they have not already done so.

As of midnight Monday, anyone born in 1981 or earlier will be able to book their first shot.

Non-essential travel is not permitted between three regional zones, defined by health authority boundaries, until after the May long weekend.

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