The good news surrounding fewer people with serious cases of COVID-19 in B.C. continued February 12, with the number of patients in intensive care units (ICU) with the virus falling for the eighth . . .
by Craig Takeuchi on February 11th, 2021 at 5:00 PM 1 of 3 2 of 3
Case counts in B.C. remain approximately the same as yesterday. While there aren’t any new healthcare outbreaks, there is one new community outbreak.
Although the Island Health region has had the lowest number of cases during the pandemic, the regional health authority issued a warning that ongoing increases in cases in one part of the region is cause for concern.
In addition, Richmond RCMP stated today that it is continuing investigations into two large parties that police shut down on the night of February 5 to see if further charges apply. At both events, officers issued violation tickets to organizers and all attendees.
By Glen Korstrom | February 11, 2021, 3:42pm
Provincial health officer Bonnie Henry regularly updates media on the spread of COVID-19 in B.C. | BC Government
The steady decline in people fighting serious COVID-19 infections in B.C. hospitals continued February 11, with six fewer such patients than a day ago. There are now more than 40% fewer people in hospital with COVID-19 infections in B.C. (224) than there were at the end of 2020 (374).
Hospitalizations are a key metric to watch in the fight against the global pandemic because a high priority is keeping a sufficient supply of hospital beds in case there is a sudden spike in serious infections.
The steady decline in COVID-19-related hospitalizations across B.C. continued February 10, after a one-day blip yesterday, when the number of those in hospital rose slightly. There are now 230 . . .