As of Thursday, 364 people are being treated for the new coronavirus, including 36 in the intensive care unit. the BC COVID-19 toolbar appears. This is an increase of about nine percent in total hospital admissions since last Thursday, when 334 people were treated. The number of ICU patients dropped by five percent from 38 a week ago. The figures released on Thursday signal a new approach for BC health officials, both in the transition to the weekly report and in the way some measurements are calculated. Other pandemic related data are available ia report from the BC Center for Disease Controlwhich monitors cases, hospital admissions and deaths between 3 and 9 April. It shows that 1,770 new cases of COVID-19 were reported during that period, based solely on the results reported in the laboratory. According to the previous reporting system, the new cases included those reported by the health authorities. The report shows that the number of new cases increased by about 4% from 1,703 last week.
Test positive rates are rising again
Another 23 people died between April 3 and 9, a number that is reported in a very different way. These 23 deaths include all those who died within 30 days of being tested positive for COVID-19, regardless of whether or not the virus has been confirmed as an underlying cause of death. Previously, each death was investigated to determine if COVID-19 was the cause. An additional 233 people were admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 at that time. Test scores, meanwhile, are rising once again, reaching 8.2 per cent across the province on April 9 and up to 17.4 per cent in the Internal Health area, according to the control panel. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said anything over a five percent positive test rate is an indicator of a more worrying level of transmission. Provincial statistics show that 91 percent of those 18 years of age and older have received two doses of the vaccine. Those in the five- to 11-year-old age group who have had two vaccinations are now 40 percent.