British Columbia reports a reduction in hospital admissions related to COVID-19 for the first time since April 7, when the transition to weekly reports was made.
As of May 5, there are 550 people in COVID hospitals. This is a drop of 20 since last Thursday.
In addition, the number of people in intensive care has also decreased from 47 to 39.
Looking at the weekly data provided by the province, from April 24 to 30, hospitalizations decreased in all but one of the health authorities.
The BC Centers for Disease Control reported a total decrease of 43 people entering hospitals compared to the week of April 17-23.
In the Fraser health area, the number dropped from 175 to 157, in the Home Affairs area the number dropped from 75 to 55, in the Northern Health Region the number dropped from 24 to 20, and in the Vancouver Island area the number dropped from 69 to 53.
The story continues under the ad
However, intake in the Northern Health Region increased from 75 to 90.
These figures are accurate as of April 30, as the new British Columbia weekly reporting regime provides information on hospital admissions, albeit with a one-week delay.
The BCCDC says the number of hospital admissions is expected to rise as it collects more data.
1:50 Study suggests a new unvaccinated risk of COVID-19 The study suggests a new unvaccinated risk of COVID-19 – April 25, 2022.
Read more: COVID-19: Cases in hospitals in British Columbia rose by 85, cases in the intensive care unit increased by 9 last week
The story continues under the ad
There was a slight increase in new COVID cases in the province between the two weeks, rising from 2269 to 2283 in total.
Popular stories
-
Amber Heard testifies to alleged violence against Johnny Depp: “I’ve never been so scared in my life”
-
An internal data breach found at Ikea Canada affects 95,000 Canadians
The highest number of cases remains in Fraser’s health region – 867, with the lowest number in the Northern Health Region – 128. However, this is also the same region where hospitalizations increased during the week.
Authorities also registered 50 deaths in the past week.
However, BC is now reporting the deaths of anyone who tested positive for COVID-19 in the last month, which officials say will overestimate the deaths.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, British Columbia has reported a total of 365,577 cases and 3,226 deaths.
The story continues under the ad
© 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
Add Comment