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B.C. health officials provided a COVID-19 data update today.
B.C. reports COVID-19 data from Dec. 11 to 17
Published 5:52 PST, Thu December 22, 2022
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In the past week (Dec. 11 to 17) there were 609 new COVID-19 cases reported in B.C., bringing the overall total to 391,897 since the pandemic began.
Of the new cases, 147 were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region (including Richmond), 202 in the Fraser Health region, 104 in the Island Health region, 130 in the Interior Health region, and 26 in the Northern Health region.
The number of people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in B.C. is not available.
There were 167 new hospital admissions in the past week (Dec. 11 to 17). Of those, 40 were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 55 in the Fraser Health region, 25 in the Island Health region, 40 in the Interior Health region, and seven in the Northern Health region. According to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) report, these numbers are expected to increase as data become more complete.
The number of COVID-19 admissions in the previous week (Dec. 4 to 10) increased to 214 from the 171 originally reported last week.
There were 28 new critical care admissions in the past week (Dec. 11 to 17). Of those, five were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 11 in the Fraser Health region, three in the Island Health region, six in the Interior Health region, and three in the Northern Health region. According to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) report, these numbers are expected to increase as data become more complete.
The number of critical care admissions in the previous week (Dec. 4 to 10) increased to 31 from the 28 originally reported last week.
The 30-day all-cause mortality report, which includes COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 related deaths occurring within 30 days from a positive lab result, indicates there were 22 deaths between Dec. 11 and 17.
Of those who died, six lived in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, five in the Fraser Health region, four in the Island Health region, six in the Interior Health region, and one in the Northern Health region. According to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) report, these numbers are expected to increase as data become more complete.
The number of COVID-19 deaths in the previous week (Dec. 4 to 10) increased to 45 from the 27 originally reported last week. Deaths the previous week (Nov. 27 to Dec. 3) increased by four to 35.
For more information and data, visit bccdc.ca/health-professionals/data-reports/respiratory-diseases.
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