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B.C. reports COVID-19 data from May 22 to 28

By Richmond Sentinel

Published 2:42 PDT, Thu June 2, 2022

In the past week (May 22 to 28) there were 1,163 new COVID-19 cases reported in B.C., bringing the overall total to 371,720 since the pandemic began.

Of the new cases, 276 were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region (including Richmond), 414 in the Fraser Health region, 189 in the Island Health region, 218 in the Interior Health region, and 66 in the Northern Health region.

As of today, there are 421 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 41 of whom are in critical care.

There were 265 new hospital admissions in the past week (May 22 to 28). Of those, 56 were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 130 in the Fraser Health region, 37 in the Island Health region, 29 in the Interior Health region, and 13 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 (May 15 to 21) increased to 345 from the 282 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 44 deaths between May 22 and 28. 

Of those who died, 11 lived in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 13 in the Fraser Health region, eight in the Island Health region, 10 in the Interior Health region, and two 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 (May 15 to 21) increased to 72 from the 42 originally reported last week. Deaths the previous week (May 8 to 14) increased by two to 88.

Locally, the latest data from the BCCDC indicates that there were 33 cases in Richmond last week (May 22 to 28), down from 57 the previous week (May 15 to 21).

For more information and data, visit the BCCDC website: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/data.

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