B.C. COVID-19 update: 10 more deaths reported
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B.C.'s Ministry of Health says 10 more COVID-19-related deaths have been reported in the province over the last 24 hours, and hospitalizations have continued to fall.
B.C.'s Ministry of Health says 10 more COVID-19-related deaths have been reported in the province over the last 24 hours, and hospitalizations have continued to fall.
There were 517 test-positive patients in hospital with COVID-19 as of Wednesday, a total that includes both those with serious illness caused by the coronavirus and those who were admitted to hospital for other reasons and tested positive incidentally.
The number of patients in intensive care units as of Wednesday was 73. That's the lowest the ICU total has been in 2022 so far. The last time there were fewer than 73 COVID-19 patients in intensive care units in B.C. was Dec. 30.
Four of the 10 deaths announced Wednesday happened in Vancouver Coastal Health, while Fraser Health, Interior Health and Northern Health saw two deaths each, according to the ministry.
Since the pandemic began, 2,883 deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 in B.C.
Most of those deaths have been among people ages 70 and older, and many of them have been associated with outbreaks in long-term care and assisted-living facilities.
On Wednesday, the ministry announced five more outbreaks in the province's health-care system, but it also announced the end of 11 such outbreaks.