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Two Burnaby areas now have a 0% COVID-19 positivity rate

Two other quadrants in Burnaby sitting at 1% positivity rate
Jess Balzer
Jess Balzer
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The latest BCCDC COVID-19 Surveillance Report for June 15 to 21, 2021. BC Centre for Disease Control

There's good news in Burnaby's COVID-19 fight. 

According to the latest COVID-19 surveillance report, Burnaby Southeast and Northwest have both come in at a 0% positivity rate for June 15 to 21, 2021. 

The data is released by the BC Centre for Disease Control. 

Burnaby Southwest and Burnaby Northeast aren't far behind at 1% positivity rate. 

Vaccinations have played a significant role in British Columbia's large drop in caseloads, positivity rates and case rates. 

As of yesterday, about 1.1 million people in the province — 24 per cent of those eligible — are fully vaccinated, B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry revealed yesterday. 

So far, 4.5 million vaccinations have been delivered, of which 1.1 million were second doses. 

When it comes to first doses, 76% of those aged 12 and up have had a single shot. The province’s goal is to reach more than 80% with first doses by mid-July.

“We are in a pretty critical time between now to the end of July, when we are getting more and more people fully protected, and we need to keep going on those first doses, too,” said Henry.

Burnaby's latest regional numbers for June 15 to 21 are as follows. Case rates are new cases per 100,000 people by local health area and community health service area.

BURNABY NORTHWEST

  • Case rate: 1
  • Positivity rate: 0%
  • Vaccination percentage of those 12 years and older: 82%
  • Vaccination percentage of those 18 years and older: 82%

BURNABY NORTHEAST

  • Case rate: 1
  • Positivity rate: 1%
  • Vaccination percentage of those 12 years and older: 80%
  • Vaccination percentage of those 18 years and older: 80%

BURNABY SOUTHWEST

  • Case rate: 2
  • Positivity rate: 1%
  • Vaccination percentage of those 12 years and older: 77%
  • Vaccination percentage of those 18 years and older: 78%

BURNABY SOUTHEAST

  • Case rate: 1
  • Positivity rate: 0%
  • Vaccination percentage of those 12 years and older: 77%
  • Vaccination percentage of those 18 years and older: 78%

- With files from Cindy E. Harnett, Times Colonist