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

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

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267 in hospital with COVID-19 as BCCDC returns to biweekly data updates

After publishing COVID-19 data just once a month over the summer, the B.C. Centre for Disease Control returned to biweekly updates this week.

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As Covid-19 hospitalizations climb, rates among seniors and children raise concern

Covid-19 hospitalizations have been on the rise in the United States for months, with weekly admissions now more than triple what they were two months ago. Seniors have the highest rates of Covid hospitalizations by far, but hospitalizations among children — especially among those younger than 5 — are rising fast.

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Alberta COVID hospitalizations up 73% since July: health minister

From Aug. 28 to Sept. 8, there were a total 92 new hospitalizations and three ICU admissions, bringing the total to 417 in hospital and seven in ICU, a 73 per cent increase of COVID hospitalizations from the last reported info.

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N.B. changes definitions of COVID deaths and hospitalizations, launches Respiratory Watch

New Brunswick has revamped the way it reports on COVID-19 again, including the launch of a new Respiratory Watch report that combines updates on both COVID-19 and influenza, and new definitions of COVID deaths and hospitalizations.

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COVID-19 cases spike in B.C. but no more cases of new variant detected

British Columbia is experiencing a spike in COVID-19 numbers, with cases, test positivity, hospitalizations and deaths all up in recent weeks.

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Le nombre de cas de COVID-19 dans les hôpitaux a triplé en un mois au Québec

The number of people infected with COVID-19 staying in Quebec hospitals has tripled in the past month, Health Minister Christian Dubé reported on Friday morning.

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Brace for an increase in COVID-19 cases this fall: Dubé

The number of COVID-19 cases has tripled in three weeks and could rise to as many as 2,000 to 3,000 per day in the fall, Health Minister Christian Dubé said Friday, reminding Quebecers that vaccination is still their best option.

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Number with COVID-19 in B.C. hospitals has tripled since early August

The number of COVID-positive patients in B.C. hospitals has more than tripled in the last month, according to the latest data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.

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B.C. hospital sees fast spread of COVID-19, but no outbreak declared due to ‘negative connotations’

Health-care workers at a hospital on Vancouver Island are sounding the alarm about the fast spread of COVID-19 at the facility in the last few weeks, after public health officials said they would not declare it an outbreak because of “negative connotations.”

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COVID-19 : l’OMS s’inquiète de « tendances préoccupantes » avant l’hiver

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday expressed concern about “worrying trends” regarding COVID-19 as winter approaches in the northern hemisphere, calling for increased vaccination and surveillance of the virus.

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COVID-19 hospitalizations are on the rise in San Diego County. Here’s what you need to know

Doctors and health officials are seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across San Diego County, and the latest set of subvariants is dominating the spread.

Experts say thanks to widespread vaccinations, COVID-19 is becoming less severe. But while the latest surge in cases isn’t resulting in as many deaths or hospitalizations as seen early on in the pandemic, the public should still be wary of one complication: long COVID.

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Depuis l’arrivée d’Omicron, des dizaines de milliers de Canadiens ont été hospitalisés

In 2021-2022, COVID-19 was the second leading cause of hospitalization in adults in Canada, after childbirth. The previous year, it was the seventh main reason.

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Ottawa-Gatineau community update | 2023‑08‑30

COVID-19 wastewater viral signal

The COVID-19 wastewater viral signal for Ottawa has increased substantially (+732%) since a low on July 12, 2023. The viral signal is still lower than the extremely high peaks in early January and early April.

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What Canada’s newest COVID data shows us about the toll of Omicron

The latest snapshot of Canada’s battle against the pandemic captures the toll the Omicron variant has taken on the elderly.

The highly infectious variant drove up hospitalizations across Canada, especially in those age 65 and older, according to data released Wednesday from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

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Ottawa-Gatineau community update | 2023-08-23

COVID-19 wastewater viral signal

The COVID-19 wastewater viral signal for Ottawa has increased substantially (+644%) since a low on July 12, 2023. The viral signal is still lower than the extremely high peaks in early January and early April.

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