288 people in BC are in the hospital and have COVID-19.
That’s according to BC Health officials, who said 48 of which are in intensive care.
Hospitalizations have risen over the weekend, as there were 260 reported on Friday (Mar 25th), but people in the ICU have gone down by two.
In the past 72 hours, six deaths have been reported, none of which were in the north.
556 new cases of the virus were reported over a three day period:
- March 25-26: 207 new cases
- March 26-27: 197 new cases
- March 27-28: 152 new cases
The new cases include:
- Fraser Health: 110
- Vancouver Coastal Health: 109
- Interior Health: 144
- Northern Health: 42
- Island Health: 151
- People who reside outside of Canada: zero
93.4% of eligible people 12 and older have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 91% received their second dose and 57.4% have received a third dose.
From March 18-24, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 16.1% of cases, and from March 11-24, they accounted for 24.8% of hospitalizations.
Past week cases (March 18-24) – Total 1,486
* Not vaccinated: 217 (14.6%)
* Partially vaccinated: 22 (1.5%)
* Fully vaccinated: 1,247 (83.9%)
Past two weeks cases hospitalized (March 11-24) – Total 391
* Not vaccinated: 82 (21%)
* Partially vaccinated: 15 (3.8%)
* Fully vaccinated: 294 (75.2%)
Past week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (March 18-24)
* Not vaccinated: 61.6
* Partially vaccinated: 16.8
* Fully vaccinated: 26.7
Past two weeks, cases hospitalized per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (March 11-24)
* Not vaccinated: 23.3
* Partially vaccinated: 13.4
* Fully vaccinated: 6.2
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