VICTORIA — British Columbia health officials say there are COVID-19 outbreaks in five independent and assisted living care homes in the province.
In a news release Monday, they say four of the outbreaks are in the Fraser Health region while one is in Northern Health.
Vancouver Coastal Health says a COVID-19 outbreak at the Care Centre at Hollyburn House is over.
Officials say the province reported 87 new cases of COVID-19 over a three-day period, bringing the total infections to 147,790.
They also reported three COVID-19-related fatalities.
More than 78 per cent of those eligible in B.C. have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine while 36 per cent have had their second shot.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 5, 2021.
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