Henry said the reproductive number for the virus has been above one all across the province "for some time." 's provincial health officer says people can't make exceptions for themselves even though the end of the pandemic is in sight. 70 per cent of P1 variant cases in VCHHenry said B.C. She said, in most cases, transmission in schools originated outside of the school setting, and that schools are not a driver of cases in the community. She said she was not aware of any deaths among people who were immunized and then contracted COVID-19.

Source: CBC News April 15, 2021 20:26 UTC