Children and teens between the ages of 12 and 17 are now eligible to register for a COVID-19 vaccine, B.C. The news came as Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix announced 521 new cases of COVID-19 and eight more deaths on Wednesday — the highest one-day total for lives lost since March 18. There are currently 4,815 active cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus in B.C., they said in a statement. To date, 2,632,907 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in B.C., including 135,246 second doses. Mounties promise to ramp up travel checksAll British Columbians remain under provincial travel restrictions until after the May long weekend.

Source: CBC News May 19, 2021 23:18 UTC