COVID-19 in B.C.: New high with over 800 new cases; active cases in Vancouver Coastal Health decrease; and more

B.C. has strike a new significant for the new scenario count about the latest months although overall lively circumstances in B.C. remained close to the exact amount as yesterday.

A single overall health region that lowered in lively circumstances was Vancouver Coastal Well being.

Hospitalized circumstances ongoing to raise, and there were being a lot more new fatalities.

Now, the B.C. Well being Ministry is reporting 867 new COVID-19 circumstances (including 4 epi-linked circumstances), which surpasses the prior significant of 724 new circumstances on August 21 that was then matched yesterday (August 26).

Now, there are 5,657 lively circumstances, which is an raise of only 17 circumstances.

An raise of 10 hospitalized circumstances given that yesterday means 159 people are in hospital currently, and 84 of those clients are in intensive treatment units (a single a lot more than yesterday).

The new and lively circumstances incorporate:

• 350 new circumstances in Interior Well being, with 2,one hundred ninety full lively circumstances (176 a lot more circumstances than yesterday)
• 228 new circumstances in Fraser Well being, with one,377 full lively circumstances (fifty eight a lot more circumstances)
• 165 new circumstances in Vancouver Coastal Well being, with one,132 full lively circumstances (300 fewer circumstances given that yesterday)
• 63 new circumstances in Island Well being, with 555 full lively circumstances (53 a lot more circumstances)
• sixty one new circumstances in Northern Well being, with 393 full lively circumstances (32 a lot more circumstances)
• no new circumstances of people who reside exterior of Canada, with 10 full lively circumstances (two fewer than yesterday).

Sadly, a few new fatalities (all in Interior Well being) have been reported. B.C. has now recorded an overall full of one,807 people who have died in the course of the pandemic.

With 832 recoveries given that yesterday, a full of 155,928 people who analyzed positive have now recovered.

B.C. has reported a cumulative full of 163,560 COVID-19 circumstances in the course of the pandemic.

From August 12 to 25, people who have not been completely vaccinated accounted for 82. per cent of circumstances and 85.9 per cent of hospitalizations.

Out of a full quantity of four,368 circumstances reported from August 19 to 25, there were being:

• three,116 unvaccinated people (seventy one.three per cent)
• 467 partly vaccinated (10.seven per cent)
• 785 completely vaccinated (eighteen. per cent).

Of the full quantity of 213 hospitalized circumstances from August 12 to 25, there were being:

• 169 unvaccinated people (79.three per cent)
• 14 partly vaccinated people (six.six per cent)
• 30 completely vaccinated people (14.one per cent).

For circumstances for every one hundred,000 populace from August 19 to 25, there were being:

• unvaccinated people
• seven partly vaccinated people
• 9 completely vaccinated.

Because December, B.C. has administered seven,408,715 doses of Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca vaccines.

As of currently, 83.9 per cent (three,886,952) of eligible people 12 and more mature have acquired their initial dose and seventy five.eight per cent (three,514,485) acquired their 2nd dose.

In addition, 84.six per cent (three,657,914) of all eligible adults have acquired their initial dose and seventy six.9 per cent (three,326,997) acquired their 2nd dose.

Like yesterday, none of the five regional overall health authorities listed any new healthcare facility or group outbreaks, public publicity events, or organization closures.

As of currently, there are 14 lively outbreaks, including:

• longterm treatment: Heritage Village (Fraser Well being) Brock Fahrni (Vancouver Coastal Well being) Village at Mill Creek, Nelson Jubilee Manor, Kootenay Street Village, Cottonwoods Treatment Centre, Brookhaven Treatment Centre, and Spring Valley Treatment Centre (Interior Well being)
• acute treatment: Peace Arch Healthcare facility (Fraser Well being)
• assisted or unbiased residing: Nicola Meadows, Hawthorn Park, David Lloyd Jones, Solar Pointe Village, and Hardy Watch Lodge (Interior Well being).

Northern Well being delivered updates on a cluster and an outbreak at worksites in that overall health region.

In the cluster among Trans Mountain workforce and contractors in the Valemount space, 33 people have analyzed positive, and five circumstances continue being lively. Northern Well being said that the the greater part of the circumstances have been identified to have been obtained off the site, and there is minor evidence of transmission at the site.

Meanwhile, in the outbreak at the Site C hydroelectric dam challenge in Northeast B.C. (declared on August sixteen), there have been 62 COVID-19 circumstances confirmed, and 19 of those circumstances are lively.

 

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