health officials announced 108 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths on Tuesday. In a written statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said there are currently 1,496 active cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus in B.C. The provincial death toll from the disease is now 1,734 lives lost out of 146,561 confirmed cases to date. Island Health Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Richard Stanwick said that travel from the mainland to Vancouver Island is resuming as case counts throughout B.C. LISTEN | Island Health's chief medical health Officer on Step 2 of B.C.

Source: CBC News June 15, 2021 22:16 UTC