BC, Canada: 2021-2022-2023 Covid Cases

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/7837076/bc-covid-update-may-5-2021/

B.C. reports 572 new COVID-19 cases, fewest in over 6 weeks
By Simon Little Global News
Posted May 5, 2021 6:36 pm
Updated May 5, 2021 6:41 pm

There were no new COVID-19 deaths in British Columbia Wednesday, as the province reported the fewest new cases in a 24-hour period in more than six weeks.

In a written statement, health officials reported 572 new cases, the lowest total since March 20. It brought the seven-day moving average down to 719, the lowest it?s been since March 26.

There were 6,887 active cases ? the fewest B.C. has seen since March 28.There were 481 people in hospital, 161 of whom were in critical or intensive care. ..

 

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/7840045/bc-covid-update-may-6-2021/


One COVID-19 death, 694 new cases as B.C. hits 2 million vaccine doses administered
By Simon Little Global News
Posted May 6, 2021 3:37 pm
Updated May 6, 2021 5:18 pm

British Columbia reported one new COVID-19 death and 694 new cases of the virus, as active cases and hospitalizations trended downward again, Thursday.

It dropped the province?s seven-day average for new cases to 697, the lowest it has been since March 25.

At a live briefing, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the number of active cases in B.C. had also fallen to 6,802, its lowest in nearly six weeks.

At some point Thursday, B.C. will also reach the milestone of two million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered, Henry said.

?This is very good news,? Henry said.

?Our immunizations are going up quickly, and the ages of those who are eligible for a vaccine is coming down.?

Nearly 1.9 million people, accounting for almost 37 per cent of B.C.?s population have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-19-update-may-7-1.6018301

7 more lives lost to COVID-19 as B.C. records 722 new cases
There are 445 people in hospital with the disease, 157 of whom are in intensive care
CBC News ? Posted: May 07, 2021 4:06 PM PT | Last Updated: 22 minutes ago

B.C. health officials announced 722 new cases of COVID-19 and seven more deaths on Friday.

In a written statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said there are 6,757 active cases of people infected with the disease caused by the novel coronavirus in B.C.

A total of 445 people are in hospital, with 157 in intensive care.

Overall hospitalizations, which typically lag behind spikes and dips in new cases, are down by 13 per cent from last Friday, when 511 people were in hospital with the disease.

The number of patients in intensive care is down by about 10 per cent from 174 a week ago

The provincial death toll from the disease now stands at 1,602.

So far, 2,042,442 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered, with 99,461 of those being second doses.

The province says 45 per cent of those who are eligible have received at least one dose...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-update-may10-1.6020711

20 more people die of COVID-19 in B.C., as 1,759 new cases recorded over last 3 days
There are now 415 people in hospital with the disease, including 150 in intensive care
CBC News ? Posted: May 10, 2021 11:27 AM PT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

B.C. has recorded another 1,759 cases of COVID-19 over the last three days, and 20 more people have died of the disease, health officials announced Monday.

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie provided the province's first update on the pandemic since Friday, announcing that 415 people are now in hospital with the novel coronavirus, including 150 who are in intensive care. There are 6,140 active cases across the province.

The lives lost over the weekend include two people in their 40s and two in their 50s, Henry said.

So far, 1,622 people have died of COVID-19 in B.C., out of 136,100 cases confirmed to date.

There have been no new outbreaks in the health-care system, but a new workplace outbreak has been declared at the Sunrise Poultry plant in Surrey. Outbreaks have been declared over at Surrey Memorial Hospital and the Dufferin Care Centre in Coquitlam.
Vaccinations continue

To date, 2,159,103 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered, including 106,058 second doses...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-19-update-may-11-1.6022606

COVID-19 trendline continues to fall, as B.C. records 515 new cases and 2 more deaths
There are 426 people in hospital with the disease, including 141 in intensive care
Bethany Lindsay ? CBC News ? Posted: May 11, 2021 3:59 PM PT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

B.C. health officials announced 515 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths on Tuesday, marking a steady downward trend in the province's caseload.

In a written statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said there are currently 6,020 active cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus in B.C. ? the lowest number of active cases the province has seen since March 25.

A total of 426 people are in hospital with COVID-19, including 141 who are in intensive care.

Overall hospitalizations, which typically lag behind spikes and dips in new cases, are down by 12 per cent from last Tuesday when 486 people were in hospital with the disease. The number of patients in intensive care is down by about 18 per cent from 173 a week ago.

The seven-day rolling average of new cases also continues to trend downward, hitting its lowest level since March 22. The provincial test positivity rate has also fallen from a high of about 11 per cent in early April to just over seven per cent...

 

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/7856648/bc-covid-update-may-12-2021/

B.C. reports 600 new COVID-19 cases, vaccine bookings to open for people 30+ Wednesday
By Simon Little Global News
Posted May 12, 2021 6:50 pm
Updated May 12, 2021 7:14 pm

British Columbia reported 600 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday and one additional death, as it prepared to open vaccinations to anyone aged 30 and over.

It left B.C.?s seven-day average for new cases at 613, a slight uptick from Tuesday, when just 515 cases were reported.

The number of British Columbians currently infected trended down again, to 5,887.

Of the new cases, 150 were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 394 were in the Fraser Health region, eight were in the Island Health region, 39 were in the Interior Health region and nine were in the Northern Health region.

There were 423 people in hospital, an overnight drop of three, while the number of patients in intensive care remained flat at 141...

 

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Source: https://www.cheknews.ca/bc-covid-update-may-13-2021-786890/

B.C. announces 587 new COVID-19 cases, second case of blood clotting linked to AstraZeneca
May 13, 2021 updated

British Columbia is reporting 587 new cases of COVID-19 for the entire province with five additional deaths in that span.

Of the 587 new cases, 21 are linked to the Island Health region.

Dr. Bonnie Henry says that 413 are in hospital ? a decrease of 10 since May 13 ? with 141 people in critical care as a result of the virus (no change from yesterday). There are currently 5,691 active cases in British Columbia.

Since Wednesday?s numbers, there have been 126 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 365 in the Fraser Health region, 21 in the Island Health region, 60 in the Interior Health region, 15 in the Northern Health region and no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada.

There were five additional deaths related to the virus on Thursday. This brings the provincial death total over the course of the pandemic to 1,632.

Also as of Thursday, the total number of cases in British Columbia over the course of the pandemic has reached 137,810.

Health officials also said, to date, 2,335,513 doses of all three COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the province, 119,691 of which are second doses.

Dr. Henry did provide an update stating that there has been a second case of vaccine-induced blood clotting that has been linked to an AstraZeneca dose.

The blood clotting case is a man in his forties, who is currently being treated in hospital and is in stable condition in the Fraser Health region...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-19-update-may-14-1.6027131

B.C.'s COVID curve continues to bend, as province announces 494 new cases and 2 more deaths
There are 387 people in hospital with the disease, 141 of whom are in intensive care
CBC News ? Posted: May 14, 2021 3:37 PM PT | Last Updated: 20 minutes ago

B.C. health officials announced 494 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths on Friday.

In a written statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said there are currently 5,548 active cases of people infected with the disease caused by the novel coronavirus in B.C.

A total of 387 people are in hospital, with 141 in intensive care.

Overall hospitalizations, which typically lag behind spikes and dips in new cases, are down by 13 per cent from last Friday when 445 people were in hospital with the disease.

The number of patients in intensive care is down by about 10 per cent from 157 a week ago.

The provincial death toll from the disease is 1,634.

So far, 2,393,265 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered, with 124,880 of those being second doses...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-19-bc-numbers-may-17-1.6029931

14 more people die of COVID-19 in B.C. as province announces 1,360 new cases over 3 days
350 people in hospital, 132 in intensive care
CBC News ? Posted: May 17, 2021 2:25 PM PT | Last Updated: 15 minutes ago

Health officials in B.C. announced 1,360 new cases of COVID-19 over the three-days since Friday, as well as 14 more deaths.

That brings the province's COVID-19 death toll to 1,648. The majority of the new deaths, 12 in total, were among people aged 60 and older, but a person in their 50s and another in their 40s also died.

The number of people being treated in hospital has dropped to 350, as has the number of those in intensive care units which now stands at 132 patients.

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry also announced that 55 per cent of eligible British Columbians, those aged 18 and older, have now received a first dose of the Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca vaccine.

Friday, officials announced that nearly 2.4 million doses of vaccine had been administered in the province to date.

Last Wednesday, B.C. announced it had reached a vaccination milestone with more than 50 per cent of eligible adults now inoculated with at least one dose.

Officials have said B.C. is on pace to have each eligible adult receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine by Canada Day. Currently, anyone 18 and older in British Columbia can register for vaccination. This can be done online through the "Get Vaccinated" portal, by calling 1-833-838-2323, or in person at any Service B.C. location...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-19-update-may-18-1.6031404

COVID curve continues to bend ahead of long weekend as B.C. announces 411 new cases
There are 360 people in hospital with the disease, 127 of whom are in intensive care
CBC News ? Posted: May 18, 2021 3:25 PM PT | Last Updated: 15 minutes ago


B.C. health officials announced 411 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths on Tuesday.
In a written statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said there are currently 4,890 active cases of people infected with the disease caused by the novel coronavirus in B.C.
A total of 360 people are in hospital, with 127 in intensive care.
Overall hospitalizations, which typically lag behind spikes and dips in new cases, are down by 15 per cent from last Tuesday, when 426 people were in hospital with the disease.
The number of patients in intensive care is down by about 10 per cent from 141 a week ago
The provincial death toll from the disease is 1,650...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-19-update-may-19-1.6032905

B.C. records 521 new cases of COVID-19 and 8 more deaths
There are 340 people in hospital with the disease, 118 of whom are in intensive care
CBC News ? Posted: May 19, 2021 4:17 PM PT | Last Updated: 17 minutes ago

B.C. health officials announced 521 new cases of COVID-19 and eight more deaths on Wednesday.

According to numbers from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, there are currently 4,815 active cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus in B.C.

A total of 340 people are in hospital, including 118 in intensive care.

Overall hospitalizations, which typically lag behind spikes and dips in new cases, are down by nearly 20 per cent from last Wednesday, when 423 people were in hospital with the disease.

The number of patients in intensive care is down by about 16 per cent from 141 a week ago

The provincial death toll from the disease is now 1,658 lives lost out of 140,596 confirmed cases to date...

 

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/7880699/bc-covid-update-may-20-2021/


B.C. reports 357 new COVID-19 cases, fewest since mid-February
By Simon Little Global News
Posted May 20, 2021 3:39 pm
Updated May 20, 2021 7:29 pm

British Columbia reported three new COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, along with 357 new cases ? the fewest since mid-February.

It brought the seven-day rolling average down to 449...

..Of the new cases, 80 were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 210 were in the Fraser Health region, 12 were in the Vancouver Island Health region, 33 were in the Interior Health region and 22 were in the Northern Health region.

There were 4,636 active cases, the lowest since March 1.

The number of people in hospital fell to 331, with 113 people in intensive care...

 

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/7884933/bc-covid-update-may-21-2021/

Six COVID-19 deaths, 420 new cases in B.C. as hospitalizations drop again
By Simon Little Global News
Posted May 21, 2021 6:17 pm
Updated May 21, 2021 6:27 pm

British Columbia health officials reported 420 new cases of COVID-19, along with six additional deaths on Friday.

It brought the seven-day moving average for new cases to 438 ? the lowest it?s been since Feb. 18.

Of the new cases, 84 were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 240 were in the Fraser Health region, seven were in the Island Health region, 58 were in the Interior Health region and 31 were in the Northern Health region.

There were 319 people in hospital ? 107 of whom were in intensive care.

B.C.?s hospitalization rate slid to about where they were six weeks ago.

There were 4,507 active cases...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-19-update-dec-1-1.6038900

COVID-19 numbers keep dropping in B.C. as 974 new cases and 12 more deaths recorded over past 3 days
There are 292 people in hospital with the disease, 96 of whom are in intensive care
Bethany Lindsay · CBC News · Posted: May 24, 2021 3:16 PM PT | Last Updated: 28 minutes ago

On Monday, B.C. health officials announced 974 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 more deaths over the past three days, bringing the province's seven-day rolling average of new cases and the active case load to their lowest points in six months.

In a written statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said there are 3,953 active cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus in B.C.

There are now 292 people in hospital with the disease, including 96 who are in intensive care. Overall hospitalizations have dropped by nearly 17 per cent in the past week; while the number of patients in the ICU has plummeted by 27 per cent...

 

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/7896198/bc-covid-update-may-26-2021/

COVID-19: British Columbia reports 250 new cases, fewest since late October
By Simon Little Global News
Posted May 26, 2021 6:52 pm
Updated May 26, 2021 7:09 pm

Newly-reported cases of COVID-19 continue to drop in B.C., with the province reporting the fewest new infections since late October on Wednesday.

In a written statement, health officials reported 250 new cases, the lowest figure since Oct. 29, along with three new deaths.

It brought the seven-day average for new cases in B.C. down to 327, the lowest it has been since Nov. 4.\

Of the new cases, 84 were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 109 were in the Fraser Health region, nine were in the Island Health region, 40 were in the Interior Health region and eight were in the Northern Health region...

 

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Source: https://www.cheknews.ca/bc-covid-19-update-may-27-2021-805389/

B.C. adds 378 new COVID-19 cases, interval between vaccine doses will be shortened
May 27, 2021 updated

British Columbia health officials have reported 378 new cases of COVID-19 and seven new deaths since their last update on Wednesday, while announcing the interval for age-based vaccine doses would be shortened to eight weeks.

Thursday’s update brings the total number of cases in the province to 143,264 and 1,690 deaths overall.

Of the new cases, 98 were reported in Vancouver Coastal Health, 189 in Fraser Health, nine in Island Health, 68 in Interior Health and 14 in Northern Health.

There are 3,543 active cases in the province, 286 of whom are hospitalized with 88 in critical care or ICU.

More than 137,000 people have recovered from the disease, while another milestone was reached in B.C.’s immunization program with more than three-million doses delivered. Of those, 156,730 are second doses...

 

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Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/the-virus-is-...into-first-weekend-of-relaxed-rules-1.5446648

'The virus is still spreading': B.C. reports 317 cases of COVID-19 heading into first weekend of relaxed rules
CTVNewsVancouver.ca
Published Friday, May 28, 2021 7:37AM PDT Last Updated Friday, May 28, 2021 4:03PM PDT

VANCOUVER -- British Columbia has recorded another 317 cases of COVID-19 and two related deaths, health officials announced Friday in their final update of the week.

The province has now identified 143,581 infections in total and suffered 1,692 related fatalities since the start of the pandemic.

Heading into the first weekend since the government relaxed several COVID-19 rules and restrictions, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix urged residents to do their part to keep transmission low...

... The number of people battling COVID-19 in hospital increased slightly to 292 on Friday, with 79 patients in intensive care...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-numbers-may31-1.6046732

11 more people die of COVID-19 in B.C. over the weekend as 708 new cases recorded
There are now 249 people in hospital with the disease, including 78 in intensive care
Bethany Lindsay · CBC News · Posted: May 31, 2021 2:23 PM PT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Another 708 cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed over the last three days in B.C. and 11 more people died, health officials announced Monday.

That's an average of 236 daily cases over the weekend, as the seven-day rolling average of new daily cases continues to decline and is now at its lowest point since Oct. 31.

There are 249 people in hospital with COVID-19, including 78 in intensive care — the lowest number of patients in hospital since March 9.

In all, there are 2,953 active coronavirus cases across the province, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said in the first update on the pandemic since Friday. The active caseload is the smallest it's been since Nov. 2.

Henry said 3,250,116 doses of vaccine have now been administered across B.C., including 179,954 second doses. The latest numbers mean that 69.7 per cent of adults have received a shot so far.

"While we are making significant headway in our immunization efforts … it is still a time of caution for us," Henry said...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-19-update-dec-1-1.6048573

No new deaths as B.C. records fewer than 200 new cases of COVID-19 for the first time this year
There are 254 people in hospital with the disease, 80 of whom are in intensive care
Bethany Lindsay · CBC News · Posted: Jun 01, 2021 3:22 PM PT | Last Updated: 21 minutes ago

B.C. health officials announced 184 new cases of COVID-19 and zero deaths from the disease on Tuesday, marking the first time since Oct. 20 that daily case numbers have dipped below 200.

In a written statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said there are currently 2,800 active cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus in B.C. That's the lowest number since Nov. 2.

A total of 254 people are in hospital, including 80 in intensive care.

Overall hospitalizations, which typically lag behind spikes and dips in new cases, are down by about 16 per cent from last Tuesday, when 301 people were in hospital with the disease.

The number of patients in intensive care is down by about 14 per cent from 93 a week ago...