COVID-19 numbers keep dropping in B.C. as 974 new cases and 12 more deaths recorded over past 3 days – CBC

There are 292 people in hospital with the disease, 96 of whom are in intensive care

May 24, 2021

On Monday, B.C. health officials announced 974 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 more deaths over the past three days, bringing the province’s seven-day rolling average of new cases and the active case load to their lowest points in six months.

In a written statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said there are 3,953 active cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus in B.C.

There are now 292 people in hospital with the disease, including 96 who are in intensive care. Overall hospitalizations have dropped by nearly 17 per cent in the past week; while the number of patients in the ICU has plummeted by 27 per cent.

“Today is one day closer to putting this pandemic behind us. It’s the decisions we make right now and continue to make in the coming days and weeks that will make all the difference in our efforts to continue pushing COVID-19 numbers down,” Henry and Dix said in the statement.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-19-update-dec-1-1.6038900