As the province starts to provide COVID-19 vaccinations for everyone aged 18 and above, Island Health's chief medical officer said he's relieved to see the number of active cases in the Vancouver Island Health region continuing to trend down. "What we are seeing is a general decrease both in south and central Island," Dr. Richard Stanwick said on CBC's On the Island on Friday. The region has now recorded 4,875 cases since the pandemic began, and on Friday, there were 149 active cases, including 16 people in hospital and five in critical care. "I think the key word ... is register, register, register," Stanwick said. LISTEN | Dr. Richard Stanwick talks about the number of active COVID-19 cases on CBC's On the Island.

Source: CBC News May 17, 2021 19:29 UTC