Bc Covid

• COVID-19 waning in B.C. with hospital admissions, deaths and cases down

  The BC Centre for Disease Control says there were 144 new COVID hospitalizations in the week ending Nov. 4, fewer than half the 296 hospitalizations three weeks earlier.

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  Nov 9, 2023
  
• Victoria General Hospital’s acute care ward experiencing COVID-19 outbreak

  The BC Centre for Disease Control (BC CDC) is set to update its COVID-19 situation report on Thursday. For the last reporting period, it said 628 new infections were detected.

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  Oct 4, 2023
  
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• COVID-19 numbers spike in B.C. but no more cases of new variant detected

  The BCCDC said that 447 people tested positive in tests funded by the province's medical services plan in the week ending Sept. 2.

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  Sep 10, 2023
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• First Canadian case of new COVID-19 variant confirmed in B.C.

  B.C. health officials said the case was confirmed in the Fraser Health region, and involves a person who had not travelled outside the province.

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  Aug 29, 2023
• B.C. ending COVID-19 vaccine mandate for public service, but not health-care workers

  The province says the decision to rescind the policy was based on a high level of vaccination among the public service, where more than 98 per cent of workers have been immunized.

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  Mar 10, 2023
• B.C. spring COVID-19 booster program set to start in April

  In a slight deviation from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is suggesting those with no natural immunity get the booster.

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  Mar 10, 2023
• Audit finds data mostly good for B.C. vaccine rollout, but notes key gaps

  The audit said data collection lagged for health-care workers and care home residents, and called on the province to create up to date registries for both.

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  Feb 16, 2023
• B.C. reports fewest patients in hospital with COVID-19 in over a year

  As of Jan. 26, there were 228 positive COVID-19 cases in hospital, the fewest since the province moved to its 'census' model of hospital reporting on Jan. 14, 2022,

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  Jan 26, 2023
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• B.C. reports fewest COVID-19 cases in hospital since March 2022

  As of Jan. 19, there were 268 positive COVID-19 cases in B.C. hospitals, the fewest since March 27, 2022. There were 17 cases in critical care, the fewest since July 2021.

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  Jan 19, 2023
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• COVID-19 cases in B.C. hospitals hit nine-week low

  As of Jan.12, there were 302 cases in hospital, down from 352 the week prior. The number of cases in critical care remained unchanged at 25.

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  Jan 12, 2023