New presumed COVID-19 deaths in the province declined to 21, from 30 one week ago
Serious COVID-19 infections spiked in B.C. in the past week, with 37 people now sick enough to be in intensive care units , according to provincial data released this afternoon.
B.C.'s count for COVID-19 hospital patients includes those who are in hospital for non-COVID-19 reasons, and who just happened to test positive for COVID-19. B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry said earlier this year that about half of the hospital patients then counted as having COVID-19 were these "incidental" cases. She has said that incidental cases of COVID-19 are far less prominent among those who are in ICUs.The number of those in B.C.
The province's count for total COVID-19 deaths in B.C., since the first one was officially announced on March 9, 2020, is now 4,642, or 35 more than one week ago despite only 21 new deaths being recorded.
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