Thursday’s weekly report says 189 people were admitted to hospital between June 5 and 11.
In its weekly report, the B.C. Centre for Disease Control recorded 50 deaths linked to COVID-19 during the week ending June 11, down from 57 the week before.Since April, B.C. has been reporting all deaths from any cause when the person died within 30 days of a positive COVID-19 test result, while the centre says it will do retrospective evaluations to better understand “true” COVID-19 mortality.
Thursday’s weekly report says 189 people were admitted to hospital between June 5 and 11, down from 246 the week before, though the centre notes the numbers may increase as data is updated. It says 726 new laboratory-confirmed cases were reported during that same week, down from 894, though current case counts do not include positive results from at-home rapid tests.et the latest COVID-19 news delivered to your inbox weeknights at 7 p.m. by subscribing to our newsletterGet unlimited, ad-lite access to The Vancouver Sun, The Province, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites for just $14/month or $140/year.
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