Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 08 Oct, 2021 03:40 PM
There are 743 new cases of COVID-19 in BC since yesterday. There are 360 people currently in hospital, 137 of whom are in intensive care.
5 people have passed away from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Our condolences are with the family, friends and caregivers of those who have died as a result of COVID-19.
There have been two new health-care facility outbreaks at Cherington Place and Haven Hill Retirement Centre. The outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital has been declared over, for a total of 17 active outbreaks.
88.6% (4,107,666) of eligible people 12+ in BC have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. 89.1% (3,853,731) received their second dose. 7,937,214 doses of vaccine have been administered.
From Sept 30-Oct 6, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 69.4% of cases and from Sept 23-Oct 6 they accounted for 76.7% of hospitalizations. Past week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Sept 30-Oct 6) •Not vaccinated: 290.9 •Fully vaccinated: 34.5
It also suggests Canadians are largely open to the idea of vaccine passports but support them more for travel than for everyday activities like dining out or going to a concert or shopping mall.
Dr. Melanie Bechard, a pediatric emergency room physician and chair of Doctors for Medicare, says she was disappointed at the lack of new funding for pharmacare in the budget.
The statement says the college and authority have become aware that some B.C. physicians oppose vaccines and are spreading "misinformation" about mask wearing, physical distancing and lockdowns.
Canada is scheduled to receive two million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week, allowing provinces continue to ramp up their immunization efforts.
The move means Bill C-19 will be put to a second reading vote Tuesday, allowing it to be referred to a House of Commons committee for greater scrutiny and potential amendments.
There have been 15 people over the age of 70 that have died in last 3 days from COVID. Three people in their 50s, 2 people in their 40s. About 1 million vaccine is set to arrive in BC over the next 3 weeks. More than 300,000 people have registered for vaccine in the next week.
