The number of COVID-19 cases detected in Richmond dropped again this week, with the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) reporting 108 new cases between May 7 and May 13.
This is down from 135 cases last week (April 30 to May 6), and 171 cases the week before that (April 23 to 29).
The latest case data was released by the BCCDC on Friday afternoon.
In Richmond, the number of COVID-19 cases detected per day, on average, is between 0.1 and 10 per 100,000 population, according to the BCCDC. This same daily rate is seen in the North Shore region, while the average daily rate is between 10 and 20 cases per 100,000 in Vancouver and Fraser North areas and between 20 and 30 cases in Fraser South.
Since the start of the pandemic, 3,873 cases have been detected in Richmond.
Vaccination data released
The BCCDC also published information on vaccination rates this week.
As of May 10, between 41 and 60 per cent of adults 18 and older across the majority of the Lower Mainland have received their first dose.
That same rate is seen in most of Richmond, except for some areas in central and north Richmond where the vaccination rate for adults 18 and older is 21 to 40 per cent. Sections of Vancouver are also seeing this same coverage rate, including downtown, around UBC and a portion of South Vancouver.
The data also included vaccination coverage for adults aged 55 and older.
In the majority of Richmond, between 61 and 80 per cent of adults 55 and older have received their first dose as of May 10, however, in Steveston, vaccination rate for this group is over 80 per cent.
Across the Lower Mainland, the first dose vaccination rate for people aged 55-plus is above 80 per cent in Delta, much of Surrey, the North Shore, Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge, while in the rest of the region, between 61 and 80 per cent of adults older than 55 have been vaccinated.
