55 ICU patients have now been transferred out of Northern Health as COVID crisis worsens

B.C.’s Health Minister Adrian Dix said Tuesday 55 ICU patients from the Northern Health region have now been transferred to other hospitals in the province as capacity in Northern Health hospitals reach critical levels. Of those 55 people, 43 have tested positive for COVID-19 and 42 are not fully vaccinated.

• 55 ICU patients transferred out of northern B.C. as situation remains ‘extremely serious’: Dix