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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in BC

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 22 Jan, 2021 01:13 AM
  • The latest numbers on COVID-19 in BC

There are 731,450 confirmed cases in Canada.

_ Canada: 731,450 confirmed cases (67,099 active, 645,729 resolved, 18,622 deaths).The total case count includes 13 confirmed cases among repatriated travellers.

There were 5,955 new cases Thursday from 102,162 completed tests, for a positivity rate of 5.8 per cent. The rate of active cases is 178.51 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 42,555 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 6,079.

There were 160 new reported deaths Thursday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 1,040 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 149. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.4 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 49.54 per 100,000 people.

There have been 16,895,320 tests completed.

British Columbia: 62,976 confirmed cases (5,847 active, 56,010 resolved, 1,119 deaths).

There were 564 new cases Thursday from 4,334 completed tests, for a positivity rate of 13 per cent. The rate of active cases is 115.3 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 3,368 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 481.

There were 15 new reported deaths Thursday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 81 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 12. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.23 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 22.07 per 100,000 people.

There have been 1,040,843 tests completed.

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