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BC sees another 14 new COVID19 deaths

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 27 Jan, 2021 12:47 AM

British Columbia: 65,234 confirmed cases (5,714 active, 58,352 resolved, 1,168 deaths).

There were 406 new cases Tuesday. The rate of active cases is 112.67 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 3,322 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 475.

There were 14 new reported deaths Tuesday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 78 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 11. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.22 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 23.03 per 100,000 people.

There have been 1,044,931 tests completed.

There are 757,022 confirmed cases in Canada.

Canada: 757,022 confirmed cases (59,551 active, 678,068 resolved, 19,403 deaths).The total case count includes 13 confirmed cases among repatriated travellers.

There were 4,011 new cases Tuesday from 34,572 completed tests, for a positivity rate of 12 per cent. The rate of active cases is 158.43 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 37,271 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 5,324.

There were 165 new reported deaths Tuesday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 1,137 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 162. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.43 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 51.62 per 100,000 people.

There have been 17,120,912 tests completed.

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