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Number of COVID-positive people in hospitals back on the decline

The number of COVID-positive people in BC hospitals is back on the decline today.

There are currently 946 people with the virus being treated in hospital, a 4% decrease from a day ago.

The number of patients in intensive care decreased slightly to 139, just 6 fewer than there were yesterday.

There were 1,799 new COVID-19 cases reported in the province today, and there are now 25,479 active cases.

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191 of today’s cases were found in Northern Health.

Since yesterday’s update, 19 new deaths have also been reported, including two in Northern Health.

The new/active cases include:

  • 551 new cases in Fraser Health
    Total active cases: 9,987
  • 294 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
    Total active cases: 4,828
  • 531 new cases in Interior Health
    Total active cases: 7,976
  • 191 new cases in Northern Health
    Total active cases: 1,155
  • 232 new cases in Island Health
    Total active cases: 1,516
  • no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
    Total active cases: 17

In the past 24 hours, 19 new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,675.

The new deaths include:

  • Fraser Health: five
  • Vancouver Coastal Health: six
  • Northern Health: two
  • Island Health: six

Past week cases (Jan. 27 to Feb. 2) – Total 10,410

  • Not vaccinated: 2,088 (20.1%)
  • Partially vaccinated: 499 (4.8%)
  • Fully vaccinated: 7,823 (75.1%)

Past two weeks cases hospitalized (Jan. 20 to Feb. 2) – Total 1,289

  • Not vaccinated: 339 (26.3%)
  • Partially vaccinated: 63 (4.9%)
  • Fully vaccinated: 887 (68.8%)

Past week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Jan. 27 to Feb. 2)

  • Not vaccinated: 411.7
  • Partially vaccinated: 162.6
  • Fully vaccinated: 234.8

Past two weeks, cases hospitalized per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Jan. 20 to Feb. 2)

  • Not vaccinated: 88.2
  • Partially vaccinated: 49.6
  • Fully vaccinated: 19.0

Since December 2020, the Province has administered 10,872,777 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.

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