As of Monday, 288 people are being treated, of which 48 patients are being treated in the intensive care unit. While the total number of hospitalizations has increased from 260 patients on Friday, the number of patients in the ICU has dropped from 50.
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New deaths at the weekend bring the death toll in the province to 2,989 since the pandemic began more than two years ago. Health officials also reported another 556 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Friday: 207 were confirmed on Saturday, 197 on Sunday and 152 on Monday. The story goes on under the ad While the average number of cases per day continues to decline, there are indications that hospitalizations have begun to decline after falling for six consecutive weeks. Monday’s increase comes after two days last week that also saw an increase in the number of patients. The story goes on under the ad According to the province, 90.8 per cent of eligible British Colombians aged five and over have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while 87.3 per cent have received two. Trending Stories
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Just over 57 percent of eligible people over the age of 12 have received their third dose. Health officials say fully vaccinated people now account for the majority of both confirmed cases last week (83.9 percent) and hospitalizations in the past two weeks (75.2 percent). The new data comes as students across British Columbia return to the classroom for the first time without a school mask order. From Monday, the use of a mask inside is optional. 2:06 BC Students return to school without mask instruction BC students return to school without mask instruction © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.
