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The latest COVID19 case numbers for BC

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 20 Jan, 2021 12:59 AM
  • The latest COVID19 case numbers for BC

For British Columbia: 61,912 confirmed cases since the onset of the pandemic (5,723 active, 55,099 resolved, 1,090 deaths).

There were 465 new cases Tuesday from 11,781 completed tests, for a positivity rate of 3.9 per cent. The rate of active cases is 112.85 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 3,359 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 480.

There were 12 new reported deaths Tuesday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 71 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 10. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.2 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 21.49 per 100,000 people.

OVERALL FOR THE COUNTRY There are 719,751 confirmed cases in Canada.

_ Canada: 719,751 confirmed cases (71,055 active, 630,430 resolved, 18,266 deaths).The total case count includes 13 confirmed cases among repatriated travellers.

There were 4,679 new cases Tuesday from 67,775 completed tests, for a positivity rate of 6.9 per cent. The rate of active cases is 189.03 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 45,281 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 6,469.

There were 146 new reported deaths Tuesday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 989 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 141. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.38 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 48.59 per 100,000 people.

There have been 16,710,272 tests completed.

 

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