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Number hospitalized with COVID-19 in B.C. hits new low for 2024 in latest update

Published March 28, 2024

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By Ian Holliday

The number of patients with COVID-19 in B.C. hospitals declined to its lowest level of 2024 in the latest data update from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.

There were 133 test-positive patients in provincial hospitals as of Thursday, according to the BCCDC. The last published update to show a total lower than that was in August of last year, when the BCCDC reported just 76 patients hospitalized.

This week’s hospitalized population is less than half of what it was around this time last year. The final published update of March 2023 showed 294 patients in B.C. hospitals.

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‘COVID was never gone’: As cases rise in B.C., so do worries about normalizing the coronavirus

Published September 26, 2023

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By Yasmine Ghania

New figures show COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths have increased in the province.

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Topic: New BrunswickView all posts for the topic: New Brunswick

N.B. opposition slams changes in COVID‑19 reporting

Published September 14, 2023

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By Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon

New Brunswick opposition parties have accused the government of trying to downplay COVID-19 by changing the way it reports on the virus.

On Tuesday the province launched a new Respiratory Watch report, which provides updates on both COVID-19 and influenza. Among the changes is a new definition for COVID deaths that will see only deaths that occur in hospital counted.

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Topic: Newfoundland and LabradorView all posts for the topic: Newfoundland and Labrador

The N.L. government has been downplaying COVID-19 deaths for months

Published April 24, 2023

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By Daniel MacEachern

Newfoundland and Labrador’s online COVID-19 data hub doesn’t always accurately reflect how many people have died of the virus, according to data collected by CBC News.

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Topic: hospital-acquired infectionsView all posts for the topic: hospital-acquired infections

1,619 people likely caught COVID-19 in B.C. hospitals and 274 of them have died

Published November 25, 2021

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By Penny Daflos

For the first time, B.C.’s Ministry of Health has provided information about people who likely caught COVID-19 after going to acute care settings for medical treatment or work, with 1,619 getting the virus and 274 of them dying.

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