By Glen Korstrom | February 22, 2021, 5:02pm
B.C. deputy provincial health officer Réka Gustafson | Government of B.C.
B.C. s battle against COVID-19 showed no signs of success on February 22, according to new data released by the province.
Health officials detected 1,428 new cases in the three days since the last update, including 449 infections identified in the past 24 hours, 475 new cases in the day before that, and 504 cases on February 20.
The number of those in hospitals fighting the virus rose by six to 223, while those in intensive care units of those hospitals rose by five to 66. There were eight additional deaths, for a total of 1,335 since the first fatality from the virus was documented last March.
COVID-19 outbreak spreads at Vancouver hospital, affecting 16 patients, 13 staff
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COVID-19 outbreak spreads to two more units at Vancouver General Hospital
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COVID-19 outbreak spreads at Vancouver hospital, affecting 16 patients, 13 staff
A person wears a protective face mask to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 as they walk past the emergency department of the Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Two more units have been added to a COVID-19 outbreak declared at Vancouver General Hospital. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward February 24, 2021 - 5:49 AM
VANCOUVER - Two more units have been added to a COVID-19 outbreak declared at Vancouver General Hospital.
A statement from Vancouver Coastal Health says outbreaks are underway on inpatient units T-14-G and T-11-G in the highrise tower of the hospital s Jim Pattison Pavilion.