British Columbia reported another 13 COVID-19-related deaths on Thursday, as the number of cases continued to show signs of levelling off.
B.C. health officials reported 985 people with COVID in hospital, down three overnight, including 145 in critical or intensive care, an overnight increase of nine.
Sources told Global News the deaths included three people in their 50s.
Get weekly health news
Earlier this week, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said more than 60 per cent of cases in hospital involved people who were admitted for reasons other than COVID-19.
Officials confirmed 1,518 new cases and an active case count of 25,554, however limitations on testing have rendered B.C.’s case totals an inaccurate measure of how widely the virus has actually spread.
As of Thursday, 87.1 per cent of B.C.’s population (90 per cent of those eligible) had received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 81.5 per cent of B.C.’s population (84.2 per cent of those eligible) had received two doses, and 42.8 per cent of B.C.’s population (47.6 per cent of those eligible) had received three doses.
- Doctors concerned as Alberta moves to fast‑track medical tests without referrals
- Saskatoon infectious disease lab searches for hantavirus treatment
- Manitoba declares HIV public health emergency over sharp rise in cases
- Quebec psychiatrists group supports bill on forced hospitalizations for mentally ill
Fully vaccinated people accounted for 74.8 per cent of new cases over the past week, and 68.9 per cent of hospitalizations over the past two weeks.
Unvaccinated people continued to be at significantly higher risk of severe outcomes from COVID: per 100,000 population, there were 87.5 unvaccinated people in hospital compared to 19.2 fully vaccinated people over the past two weeks.
Since the start of the pandemic, B.C. has reported a total of 329,143 cases, while 2,656 people have died.
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.