It may not be on most people\u2019s minds, but COVID-19 is on the rise again in B.C.<\/p>\n
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control released its monthly data on the disease Thursday, showing 204 test-positive patients in provincial hospitals. It\u2019s only the second time all year that the hospitalized population has risen above 200, and the first time since early January.<\/p>\n
The hospital census is more than double what it was at this time last year, when the BCCDC\u2019s July update showed just 96 COVID patients receiving hospital care.<\/p>\n
In its summary of \u201ckey trends\u201d accompanying Thursday\u2019s update, the BCCDC described indicators of COVID\u2019s severity in the province as \u201cstable with moderate levels of virus circulation.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSARS-CoV-2 levels are elevated in most wastewater sites relative to April,\u201d the agency said. \u201cTesting rates are stable in the last six weeks, but detections have increased, in particular in adults 60 years and older.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It may not be on most people\u2019s minds, but COVID-19 is on the rise again in B.C.<\/p>\n
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control released its monthly data on the disease Thursday, showing 204 test-positive patients in provincial hospitals. It\u2019s only the second time all year that the hospitalized population has risen above 200, and the first time since early January.<\/p>\n
The hospital census is more than double what it was at this time last year, when the BCCDC\u2019s July update showed just 96 COVID patients receiving hospital care.<\/p>\n