The Tri-Cities has reached another significant milestone in combating COVID-19.
While the pandemic is not over yet, efforts to get vaccinated have worked with Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam now joining the 80% immunization club among other communities in Fraser Health.
On Monday (July 5), the two cities reached that number nearly one month after Port Moody-Anmore-Belcarra became the first across the authority to do so in terms of eligible residents aged 12 years and older who've received their first vaccine jab.
Communities achieving 80% or higher, along with Delta, Port Moody/Anmore/Belcarra, New Westminster and Pitt Meadows:
— Fraser Health (@Fraserhealth) July 5, 2021
🔶 Burnaby
🔶 Coquitlam
🔶 Port Coquitlam
Communities between 75% and 80% include:
🔺 White Rock
🔺 Township of Langley
The result of the increase in doses inoculated has led to now 0% positivity rates in sub-regions like Port Moody and southwest Coquitlam, while the rest maintain either 1% or 2% with fewer cases of the virus detected.
According to the BC Centre for Disease Control's (BCCDC) latest seven-day report — between June 28 and July 4 — only three COVID-19 infections were detected across the Tri-Cities.
The data broken down among the five surveillance neighbourhoods are as follows, which includes a new statistic for vaccinations for eligible adults between 18 and 49 years old:
North Coquitlam
- Zero cases
- 1% positivity rate
- 80% of 12+ population vaccinated with at least one dose
- 81% of 18+ population vaccinated with at least one dose
- 79% of 18-49 population vaccinated with at least one dose
- 84% of 50+ population vaccinated with at least one dose
Southwest Coquitlam
- Zero cases
- 0% positivity rate
- 82% of 12+ population vaccinated with at least one dose
- 82% of 18+ population vaccinated with at least one dose
- 79% of 18-49 population vaccinated with at least one dose
- 86% of 50+ population vaccinated with at least one dose
Southeast Coquitlam
- One case
- 1% positivity rate
- 81% of 12+ population vaccinated with at least one dose
- 82% of 18+ population vaccinated with at least one dose
- 78% of 18-49 population vaccinated with at least one dose
- 86% of 50+ population vaccinated with at least one dose
Port Coquitlam
- One case
- 2% positivity rate
- 80% of 12+ population vaccinated with at least one dose
- 81% of 18+ population vaccinated with at least one dose
- 76% of 18-49 population vaccinated with at least one dose
- 86% of 50+ population vaccinated with at least one dose
Port Moody-Anmore-Belcarra
- Zero cases
- 0% positivity rate
- 83% of 12+ population vaccinated with at least one dose
- 84% of 18+ population vaccinated with at least one dose
- 81% of 18-49 population vaccinated with at least one dose
- 87% of 50+ population vaccinated with at least one dose
There were 46 new cases of COVID-19 reported yesterday (July 6), but no new deaths and no new outbreaks at hospitals or long-term care homes.
Fraser Health had 15 of those new infections, while the authority currently has 179 active ones among 602 across B.C.
As of Tuesday, 78.1% (3,618,865) of British Columbians 12 and older have been vaccinated, with 37% (1,714,394) now fully vaccinated with two doses.
STILL NEED A FIRST VACCINE DOSE?
Coquitlam's two COVID-19 vaccine clinics are at normal operations, according to Fraser Health.
The locations accepting walk-ins for eligible residents 12 years and older who haven't received their first jab are as follows:
- Coquitlam Central Station Park and Ride overflow lot (2900 Barnet Hwy.)
- 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Entrance off Mariner Way – east side of Rona. Proceed down the ramp and turn right
- The address will direct you to the main lot on the left but COVID-19 Services are located in the overflow lot to the right
- Do not cut through the Rona parking lot. Please follow the signs
- Poirier Forum (618 Poirier St.)
- 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- with a file from Nelson Bennett, Business In Vancouver
