There were 422 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Thursday, compared to 267 on Sept. 21, and over the same time period, the number in critical care rose from 17 to 26.
The BC Centre for Disease Control (BC CDC) is set to update its COVID-19 situation report on Thursday. For the last reporting period, it said 628 new infections were detected.
There are now 348 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli in Calgary following an outbreak at daycares including 27 secondary cases, up by four since Saturday, Alberta Health Services says.
Long Beach City Department of Health & Human Services is hosting an evening COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic on Long Beach City College Pacific Coast Campus.
The Indian state of Kerala is battling its fourth outbreak of the Nipah virus since 2018. The virus spreads through direct contact, the fruit bat is a natural host and there are no treatments or vaccines.