British Columbia\u0027s latest wave of COVID\u002D19 infection is very different to the first three waves
Case numbers are again rising steadily in B.C., as are active cases, though there have not been as many deaths. There were 464 cases of COVID-19 reported last Friday with 2,411 active cases.
As of last Friday, almost half of all cases in intensive care were in Interior Health hospitals, while 56 per cent of all active cases in the province are in that region.In her most recent press conference, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the fourth wave of transmission was being spread mostly among people aged 20-40.Article content
The first two stages of the pandemic were driven by older age groups, in particular people living in assisted living and care homes who also took the brunt of the pandemic’s death toll.The first two waves of infection occurred as scientists across the world frantically developed vaccines. The Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines proved to be the most effective and were introduced in Canada in late December and played a key role in beating down the third wave. As of last Friday, across B.C. 68.
It was the Alpha variant that began taking a foothold in B.C. early in 2021. However, at around the same time a new variant emerged in India that was quickly identified as being more contagious than the others and in the Interior Health region now accounts for 80 per cent of cases. It is called the Delta variant and is driving the fourth wave.The first three waves of infection occurred during times of varying levels of restrictions, but in particular tough rules around travel.
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