6 more COVID-19 deaths confirmed in Island Health
CTV
Six deaths related to COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Vancouver Island region Wednesday, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease.
Eighteen deaths were reported across the province over the past 24 hours, including the ones confirmed in Island Health.
Since the pandemic began, 2,643 people have died of COVID-19 in B.C., including 177 in Island Health.
There are currently 120 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Vancouver Island, according to the BCCDC.
That total is down from 151 reported Tuesday, but up from 87 confirmed last week on Jan. 26.
Eight people are in intensive care Wednesday, up from seven confirmed on Tuesday but down from 10 reported on Jan. 26.
Around this time last month, on Jan. 4, 61 people were in hospital for treatment of COVID-19 in Island Health, including 15 patients who required critical care.
On Tuesday, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said that many people were testing positive for COVID-19 while attending a hospital for a different matter, and that hospitalizations in the province have likely peaked.
"As much as 60 or 70 per cent (of hospitalizations), especially younger people, are here for other reasons and tested positive," said Henry.
