COVID-19 in B.C.: Over 700 new cases; active and hospitalized cases increase; 18 flight exposures; and more

Today’s new scenario depend matched a superior for the latest weeks that was set on the weekend, and energetic scenarios resumed rising again, which includes in Interior Health, which experienced found some decreases in the latest times.

Hospitalized scenarios also amplified, there had been new deaths, and 18 flights had been shown as possessing potential community exposures.

Now, the B.C. Health Ministry is reporting 724 new COVID-19 scenarios (which includes 5 epi-connected scenarios).

Now, there are five,640 energetic scenarios, which is an enhance of 285 scenarios considering the fact that yesterday.

By overall health region, the new and energetic scenarios include:

• 271 new scenarios in Interior Health, with 2,014 total energetic scenarios (103 extra scenarios than yesterday)
• 185 new scenarios in Fraser Health, with 1,319 total energetic scenarios (25 extra scenarios)
• 142 new scenarios in Vancouver Coastal Health, with 1,432 total energetic scenarios (eighty five extra scenarios)
• sixty four new scenarios in Island Health, with 502 total energetic scenarios (32 extra scenarios)
• sixty two new scenarios in Northern Health, with 361 total energetic scenarios (39 extra scenarios)
• no new scenarios of people who reside outside of Canada, with 12 total energetic scenarios (identical range as yesterday).

Hospitalized scenarios amplified by ten people (as opposed to yesterday), for a present total of 149 persons hospitals, with eighty three of all those patients in intense care models (8 extra than yesterday).

However, two new deaths (both of those in Interior Health) have been claimed. Consequently, the general total range of fatalities is now at 1,804 people who have died of COVID-19-associated factors.

With 427 recoveries considering the fact that yesterday, a cumulative total of a hundred and fifty five,096 people have now recovered.

In excess of the length of the pandemic, B.C. has recorded an general total of 162,693 COVID-19 scenarios.

Commencing tomorrow (August 27) and continuing into September, Fraser Health will be holding vaccination clinics at various publish-secondary institutions on certain dates.

Among the the locations will be SFU (Burnaby and Surrey), BCIT (Burnaby), Douglas University (Coquitlam and New Westminster), College of the Fraser Valley (Abbotsford and Chilliwack), Kwantlen (Surrey), and extra.

Entire particulars are out there at the Fraser Health web page.

From August 11 to 24, people who weren’t completely vaccinated accounted for eighty two.4 per cent of scenarios and 86.4 per cent of hospitalizations.

Of the total range of 4,413 COVID-19 scenarios from August 18 to 24, there had been:

• three,131 unvaccinated people (70.nine per cent)
• 509 partially vaccinated people (11.five per cent)
• 773 completely vaccinated people (seventeen.five per cent).

Of the total range of 199 hospitalized scenarios from August 11 to 24, there had been:

• 157 unvaccinated people(seventy eight.nine per cent)
• 15 partially vaccinated (7.five per cent)
• 27 completely vaccinated (thirteen.six per cent).

For scenarios for every one hundred,000 inhabitants from August 18 to 24:

• 199.five unvaccinated people:
• 111.nine partially vaccinated people
• 24.six completely vaccinated people.

Because December, B.C. has administered 7,390,103 doses of Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca vaccines.

As of nowadays, eighty three.7 per cent (three,878,423) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have acquired their very first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 75.six per cent (three,504,402) acquired their next dose.

In addition, eighty four.4 per cent (three,650,649) of all eligible grown ups in B.C. have acquired their very first dose and 76.7 per cent (three,318,443) acquired their next dose.

Outbreaks and exposures

The superior information is that none of the 5 regional overall health authorities shown any new healthcare facility or group outbreaks, company closures, or community exposures.

Now, there are 14 energetic outbreaks, which includes:

• longterm care: Heritage Village (Fraser Health) Brock Fahrni (Vancouver Coastal Health) Village at Mill Creek, Nelson Jubilee Manor, Kootenay Street Village, Cottonwoods Treatment Centre, Brookhaven Treatment Centre, and Spring Valley Treatment Centre (Interior Health)
• acute care: Peace Arch Clinic (Fraser Health)
• assisted or independent living: Nicola Meadows, Hawthorn Park, David Lloyd, Sunshine Pointe Village, and Hardy View Lodge (Interior Health).

The B.C. Centre for Disorder Management (BCCDC) additional the subsequent 18 flights to its lists of community exposures (afflicted row facts is shown at the BCCDC web page):

• August 12: WestJet Flight 162, Vancouver to Edmonton
• August sixteen: WestJet Flight 589, Montreal to Vancouver
• August 18: WestJet Flight 112, Vancouver to Calgary
• August 18: WestJet Flight one hundred thirty five, Calgary to Vancouver
• August 19: Air Canada Flight 204, Vancouver to Calgary
• August 19: Flair Flight one hundred fifty, Abbotsford to Toronto
• August 21: Air Canada Flight 308, Vancouver to Montreal
• August 21: Air Canada Flight 861, London to Vancouver
• August 21: Philippine Airlines Flight 116, Manila to Vancouver
• August 21: WestJet Flight 127, Calgary to Vancouver
• August 22: Air Canada/Jazz Flight 8578, Vancouver to Saskatoon
• August 22: Flair Flight 514, Saskatoon to Vancouver
• August 22: Turkish Airlines Flight 75, Istanbul to Vancouver
• August 22: WestJet Flight 491, Calgary to Comox
• August 23: Flair Flight 151, Toronto to Abbotsford
• August 23: WestJet Flight 542, Vancouver to Montreal
• August 24: Air Canada Flight three, Vancouver to Tokyo
• August 24: WestJet Flight 706, Vancouver to Toronto.

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