B.C. health officials give the latest figures on newly confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
The weekly report from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control says 44 people died during the week that ended Saturday, bringing the pandemic death toll to 3,547.
The centre says 265 people were admitted to hospital that week, down from 345 the week before, though it notes the numbers may increase as data is updated. It says 1,163 new laboratory-confirmed cases were reported from May 22 to 28, down from 1,358 the week before, though case counts do not include positive results from at-home rapid tests.
Still, a situation report from May 15 to 21 shows the rate of COVID-19 per 100,000 people decreased across the Fraser, Interior and Vancouver Island health regions while remaining stable in the Northern and Vancouver Coastal Health areas.Article content 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, with the centre saying it will do retrospective evaluations to better understand “true” COVID-19 mortality.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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