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COVID-19 update: B.C. reports 3,795 cases as hospitalizations climb

COVID-19 update: B.C. reports 3,795 cases as hospitalizations climb

CTV
Saturday, January 01, 2022 01:39:21 AM UTC

Another 3,795 cases of COVID-19 and three related deaths have been recorded across British Columbia, the province announced Friday in its last pandemic update of 2021.

Another 3,795 cases of COVID-19 and three related deaths have been recorded across British Columbia, the province announced Friday in its last pandemic update of 2021.

The latest numbers from the Ministry of Health pushed B.C.'s seven-day average for COVID-19 infections to a new record high of 2,738 per day. That's more than quadruple what the average was just two weeks ago, and case numbers are believed to be severely under-reported due to limits in testing capacity.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry recently advised fully vaccinated British Columbians who are not considered high-risk and are only experiencing mild symptoms to forego testing, and instead assume they have the virus and begin self-isolation.

Even with testing centres overwhelmed, the province has repeatedly broken all-time records for daily case increases in the weeks since the Omicron variant was first detected in the Lower Mainland.

B.C.'s active case count has also set a new record for eight days in a row, and topped 20,000 for the first time on Friday. There are now 20,811 active cases across the province.

Meanwhile, the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations has increased by 27 patients over 48 hours, following weeks with only minor fluctuations. The ministry said there are now 220 infectious COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals, including 73 in intensive care.

That's still a far cry from the province's all-time record of 515 hospitalizations recorded back in April, at the height of the third wave.

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