There are now 237 patients with the illness in hospitals, down from 240 the week prior.
The number of patients with COVID-19 in British Columbia hospitals decreased on Thursday, the B.C. Centre for Disease Control announced, after climbing for two weeks.
In contrast to 240 individuals a week prior, 237 people have the virus that causes COVID-19 as of Thursday, according to the center’s weekly report. 356 patients were hospitalized at the start of the year.
14 patients are currently receiving critical care, down from 17 patients last week.
According to the BCCDC, trends for severe COVID-19 outcomes, including new hospital admissions, new critical care hospitalizations, and deaths, have been largely steady or reducing.
In comparison to the previous week, which witnessed 22, the week ending February 25 saw 11 deaths occur within 30 days of the initial positive COVID-19 test result.
There were 405 additional cases recorded for the week ending February 25, increasing the total to 396,472.
Although the BCCDC only included PCR testing in its report—which are currently unavailable to most British Columbians—case totals considerably understate the true extent of the disease’s spread in comparison to hospitalizations.
RSV levels remained constant and “close to the historical average,” according to the centre, and influenza activity was reported as being low.
It stated that overall; tests for the virus in wastewater were “pretty stable.”
Weekly data provided by the province is provisional and frequently updated after the fact.
