B.C.’s most populous health authority is launching two COVID-19 clinics — at the beach.
Fraser Health, which stretches from Boston Bar to Burnaby, will be running COVID-19 clinics for anyone 12 and older headed to two popular beaches: Crescent Beach in South Surrey and Cultus Lake.
“The clinics are another example of unique immunization clinics we have implemented in our communities to help ensure the COVID-19 vaccine is available to everyone who is eligible to receive it,” says a press release from the health authority.
Fraser Health has seen the most cases of any of B.C.’s five health authorities, with almost 86,000 cases to date — more than half of the provincial total. It had 14 new cases reported on Friday and 245 active cases.
Across the province, there were two additional deaths and 84 new infections over the past two days.
There were no new cases in Island Health, which has 11 known active cases of COVID-19. Of those, seven are in hospital, including one in intensive care.
Nearly 79 per cent of eligible adults and 77.5 per cent of eligible youths have now received a first dose of a vaccine, according to a statement from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix.
About 35 per cent of adults and 33 per cent of youths have received second doses.
Henry and Dix said more than 5.1 million vaccine doses have been administered in B.C., of which 1.5 million are second doses.
The two new deaths bring B.C.’s total to 1,756 since the pandemic began.
Henry and Dix say people should check on family members and friends as the province continues to deal with high temperatures.
