The average daily rate of COVID-19 cases dropped in the Tri-Cities to two. More than four in five adults aged 50 or over (84%) have received their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, along with almost four in five of those over the age of 18 (79%).
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Between June 6 and 12, there were 57 lab-confirmed infections of the virus in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra, according to the BC Centre for Disease Control's (BCCDC) latest geographic distribution by local health area of case residence data.
As of June 17, the report indicates the first drop in cases by 30% or more in the last two weeks.
It remains the third-highest case count in the Fraser Health Authority; Surrey (172) and Abbotsford (73) recorded the most infections.
In the previous data — from May 30 to June 5 — there were 81 cases of COVID-19 in the Tri-Cities, the first time in six months the data dropped to a seven-day double-digit count since 90 were detected in mid-January.
