Lighter shades of yellow are gracing a key chart in the BC Centre for Disease Control's (BCCDC) data collection of COVID-19 cases.
This includes the Tri-Cities, as the region saw 28 infections of the virus detected between June 13 and 19, the latest count of geographic distribution by local health area of case residence.
That's a more than a 50% drop compared to the previous data released — 57 cases between June 6 to 12 — and an approximate 80% decline in the last month from 144 (May 16 to 22).
It's also the third consecutive week the Tri-Cities have remained in double-digits; it went back to that threshold for the first time in six months earlier this month when 81 cases were found between May 30 and June 5.
The 28 cases remain the third-highest count in the Fraser Health authority.
However, according to the June 13 to 19 data, no other local health area is in triple-digits as Surrey dropped from 172 to 71.
Vaccinations have continued at a steady pace in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra, contributing to the lower number of COVID-19 cases.
Almost every sub-region is nearing or over an 80% immunization rate, according to the BCCDC.
That accounts for all eligible residents 12 years of age and older receiving their first of two jabs.
As of today (June 25), Fraser Health has administered 1,686,583 doses of vaccine, including 1,281,637 firsts and 404,946 seconds.
The authority has recorded 85,684 lab-confirmed COVID-19 infections since the start of the pandemic; there's also been 918 virus-linked deaths.
Currently, there are 443 active cases, 13 people admitted into critical care among 47 hospitalizations and 84,306 recoveries.
