B.C. reports 19 fewer people in hospital with COVID-19, 3 more in the ICU and 8 more deaths over weekend – CBC

Hospitalizations fall to 271 from 290

Mar 21, 2022

B.C. health officials reported 271 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Monday, including 49 in intensive care, as the province recorded eight more deaths from the disease and 506 new cases over the weekend.

The new numbers represent a decrease of 19 COVID-19 patients hospitalized since Friday, including three more patients in the ICU.

Overall hospitalizations, which typically lag behind spikes and dips in new cases, are down by 24.5 per cent from last Monday, when 359 people were in hospital with the disease and down about 60.6 per cent from a month ago when 688 people were in hospital.

The number of patients in intensive care is down by two cases from 51 a week ago and down by 54.6 per cent from a month ago when 108 people were in the ICU.

The provincial death toll from COVID-19 is now 2,974 lives lost out of 354,084 confirmed cases to date.

There are a total of eight active outbreaks in assisted living, long-term, and acute care facilities, with a new outbreak declared at Selkirk Seniors Village in Victoria.

B.C. reports 19 fewer people in hospital with COVID-19, 3 more in the ICU and 8 more deaths over weekend – CBC

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