There were 16 new COVID-19 cases detected in Richmond over the past week (June 20 to 26), according to data from the BC Centre for Disease Control.
This is about the same number of cases as the week prior (June 13 to 19), when 17 cases were reported.
Meanwhile, B.C. health officials reported 85 new cases across the province yesterday (July 2). This includes 49 new cases from June 30 to July 1, and 35 new cases from July 1 to July 2.
In Richmond, 79 per cent of residents aged 12 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine as of July 1, while the vaccination rate for adults aged 18 to 49 is 78 per cent, according to the BCCDC.
Meanwhile, 81 per cent of adults over the age of 50 across the city have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
Across the province, 78.7 per cent of all adults and 77.5 per cent of those 12 and older have received their first dose, health officials reported yesterday. In addition, 35.2 per cent of all adults in B.C. and 32.9 per cent of those 12 and older have received their second shot.
