Bc Covid Update

• 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. removes mask mandate in hospital and health-care settings

  This announcement comes after what health officials called a 'winter surge' in respiratory illnesses at the end of last year, which hit the province hard.

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  Apr 6, 2023
  
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• 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
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• No new child flu deaths, infection rates falling in all age groups, B.C.’s top doctor says

  This update comes as the number of patients with COVID-19 in B.C. hospitals fell to its lowest point this week since early November, as province-wide test positivity held steady.

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  Jan 13, 2023
• COVID-19 cases in B.C. hospitals hit one-month low

  As of Dec. 22, there were 349 positive cases in hospital, the fewest since Nov. 24. The number of cases in critical care climbed by four from last week to 35.

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  Dec 23, 2022
• COVID-19: Test positivity, cases in hospitals trending upward in B.C.

  As of Dec. 15, there were 374 COVID-19 cases in hospital, up 15 from last week, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control. Test positivity was up in all regions but one.

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  Dec 15, 2022
• Flu season hits B.C. earlier than expected, disproportionately impacting children

  Illness has been soaring among children, with B.C. Children's Hospital being so busy that patients are often left waiting hours to see a doctor.

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  Dec 5, 2022
• COVID-19 cases in B.C. hospitals climb 13% as test-positivity rate rise in most areas

  The numbers do not reflect rising hospital admissions for other respiratory illnesses, including influenza and RSV, including a surge in children. 

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  Nov 17, 2022
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• COVID cases in B.C. hospitals hold steady as test positivity trends downward

  As of Nov. 10, there were 290 confirmed cases in hospital, up just four from last Thursday, and 26 cases in critical care, down one from the week prior.

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  Nov 10, 2022
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• COVID-19 cases in B.C. hospitals edge down, cases in critical care jump upward

  As of Nov. 3, there were 286 COVID-19-positive patients in hospital, down from 292 the week prior. The number of cases in critical care climbed to 27, from 20 the week prior.

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  Nov 3, 2022