Two COVID-19 outbreaks in healthcare, hospitalizations climb to record-high in B.C.
Posted January 6, 2021 4:57 pm.
Last Updated January 6, 2021 5:09 pm.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — An outbreak has been declared at a hospital in the Lower Mainland, while the number of patients admitted across the province because of the virus has hit another high.
In a joint statement from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix, says Chilliwack Hospital and Sunnybank Retirement Home both have outbreaks.
They also reported 381 people are in hospital. Seventy-eight of them are in intensive care.
#BREAKING Eight more lives lost to #COVID19 in #BC bring toll since pandemic began to 962
With 381 hospitalized, 78 are in critical care
Today, 625 new cases raise total to 55,254 with 6343 active, 8719 isolating and 46,728 recovered
Rate is 84.6% up from 84.2 Tuesday#bcpoli
— Marcella Bernardo (@MBernardoNews) January 6, 2021
The day before, an outbreak was reported at a unit in St. Paul’s Hospital heart centre.
Outbreaks at Crofton Manor and CareLife Fleetwood are now over.
In the last 24 hours, another eight people have lost their battles to COVID-19, and 625 people have been infected with the virus.
BC's #covid19 update Jan 6
New record hospitalizations
New cases up again (today is 6 days after New Year)
Island & VCH seeing biggest relative bumps#bcpoli #covid19 @NEWS1130 https://t.co/yB1ipBI9lp pic.twitter.com/ROOTbP6dvS— LizaYuzda (@LizaYuzda) January 7, 2021
Deaths reached 962 since the pandemic started. The majority of lives lost were residents in long-term care.
“While the number of new cases and those with serious illness is higher than any of us want, there is light ahead, and with each day that we do our part and more people get immunized, that light gets brighter,” the statement reads.
Since vaccines arrived, 33,665 people have been immunized in B.C.
Later this week, current provincial health orders will either come to an end or be extended.
