COVID-19: Nine new deaths in B.C. as cases in hospital hit 6-week low – GLOBAL

February 24, 2022

British Columbia health officials confirmed nine new COVID-19-related deaths on Thursday, as the number of cases in hospital fell once again.

Health officials reported 612 positive cases in hospital, an overnight drop of 41, including 102 in critical or intensive care.

Thursday’s update represents the fewest cases in hospital since Jan. 13.

Officials also confirmed 597 new cases, but limitations on testing have rendered new case counts an inaccurate metric of how the virus is spreading.

As of Thursday, 87.6 per cent of B.C.’s population (90.6 per cent of those eligible) has had one dose of vaccine, 83.2 per cent of B.C.’s population (86 per cent of those eligible) has had two doses and 48 per cent of B.C.’s population (55.1 per cent of those eligible) has had three doses.

Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/8644518/bc-covid-update-february-24-2022/