Steady decline in COVID hospitalizations continues

The number of people in BC hospitals with COVID-19 has gone down for the 24th straight day.

Officials report there are 511 COVID-positive people in hospital, a decrease of 6 from yesterday (Wednesday).

However, there was an increase in the number of people in intensive care, which is now at 79.

13 new deaths are also being reported in the province, including two in Northern Health.

93.3% of eligible people 12 and older BC have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, 90.8% have received a second, and 55.9% have received a third.

B.C. is reporting 391 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 349,604 cases in the province.

The new cases include:

• Fraser Health: 88
• Vancouver Coastal Health: 43
• Interior Health: 100
• Northern Health: 75
• Island Health: 85
• People who reside outside of Canada: zero

The new deaths include:

• Fraser Health: four
• Vancouver Coastal Health: four
• Interior Health: three
• Northern Health: two

From Feb. 23-March 1, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 19.6% of cases.
From Feb. 16-March 1, they accounted for 34.4% of hospitalizations.

Past week cases (Feb. 23-March 1) – Total 3,005

• Not vaccinated: 483 (16.1%)
• Partially vaccinated: 106 (3.5%)
• Fully vaccinated: 2,416 (80.4%)

Past two weeks cases hospitalized (Feb. 16-March 1) – Total 439

• Not vaccinated: 128 (29.2%)
• Partially vaccinated: 23 (5.2%)
• Fully vaccinated: 288 (65.6%)

Past week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Feb. 23-March 1)

• Not vaccinated: 118.0
• Partially vaccinated: 57.8
• Fully vaccinated: 52.9

Past two weeks, cases hospitalized per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Feb. 16-March 1)

• Not vaccinated: 33.7
• Partially vaccinated: 20.7
• Fully vaccinated: 6.1

Since December 2020, the Province has administered 11,355,173 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.