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B.C. reports 33 more people in hospital with COVID-19, 11 more in ICU
Province records 2,364 new cases of the disease, 9 more deaths
CBC News · Posted: Jan 21, 2022 4:28 PM PT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago
B.C. health officials reported 924 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Friday, including 130 in intensive care, as the province recorded nine more deaths from the disease and 2,364 new cases.
The new numbers represent an increase of 33 COVID-19 patients hospitalized within the last 24 hours, including 11 more patients in the ICU.
Overall hospitalizations, which typically lag behind spikes and dips in new cases, are up by 43 per cent from last Friday, when 646 people were in hospital with the disease
Due to a data reporting change introduced Jan. 14, month-to-month hospitalization comparisons won't be available again until Feb. 14.
The number of patients in intensive care is up from 95 a week ago and up by 71 per cent from a month ago when 76 people were in the ICU.
Experts say hospitalizations are a more accurate barometer of the disease's impact, as new case numbers in B.C. are likely much higher than reported, now that the province has hit its testing limit because of the Omicron surge.
There are currently 33,997 recorded active cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus in B.C.
The provincial death toll from COVID-19 is now 2,529 lives lost out of 308,079 confirmed cases to date.
There are a total of 62 active outbreaks in assisted living, long-term, and acute care facilities...
B.C. reports 33 more people in hospital with COVID-19, 11 more in ICU
Province records 2,364 new cases of the disease, 9 more deaths
CBC News · Posted: Jan 21, 2022 4:28 PM PT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago
B.C. health officials reported 924 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Friday, including 130 in intensive care, as the province recorded nine more deaths from the disease and 2,364 new cases.
The new numbers represent an increase of 33 COVID-19 patients hospitalized within the last 24 hours, including 11 more patients in the ICU.
Overall hospitalizations, which typically lag behind spikes and dips in new cases, are up by 43 per cent from last Friday, when 646 people were in hospital with the disease
Due to a data reporting change introduced Jan. 14, month-to-month hospitalization comparisons won't be available again until Feb. 14.
The number of patients in intensive care is up from 95 a week ago and up by 71 per cent from a month ago when 76 people were in the ICU.
Experts say hospitalizations are a more accurate barometer of the disease's impact, as new case numbers in B.C. are likely much higher than reported, now that the province has hit its testing limit because of the Omicron surge.
There are currently 33,997 recorded active cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus in B.C.
The provincial death toll from COVID-19 is now 2,529 lives lost out of 308,079 confirmed cases to date.
There are a total of 62 active outbreaks in assisted living, long-term, and acute care facilities...
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