COVID-19 hospitalizations down by nearly 100 in B.C. Wednesday

VICTORIA — B.C.’s COVID-19 hospitalizations saw a substantial decrease Wednesday.

According to the Ministry of Health, B.C. reports 893 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Wednesday (Feb. 10), a decrease of 93 since Tuesday (Feb. 9). Of those patients, 143 are in intensive care, a decrease of three.

Between Jan. 25 and Feb. 7, B.C. reported 1,257 COVID-19 hospitalizations. The fully-vaccinated population accounted for 868 of those (69.1 per cent), the unvaccinated 333 (26.5 per cent) and the partially vaccinated 56 (4.5 per cent).

However, per 100,000 population adjusting for age, 89.8 patients were unvaccinated, 47.5 were partially vaccinated and 18.5 were fully vaccinated.

In the past 24 hours, 18 new deaths were reported – two of them in Interior Health – for a provincial total of 2,725.

One new COVID-19 outbreak was declared at a healthcare facility in Island Health for an active provincial total of 54, including Overlander Residential Care and Pondarosa Lodge in Kamloops and Mount Ida Mews in Salmon Arm.

There were 1,187 reported COVID-19 cases for Wednesday, with 370 of them in Interior Health. Reported active cases sit at 21,974 in the province (down by 2,398) and 7,191 in Interior Health (down by 653).

As of Wednesday, 90.3 per cent (4,500,635) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while 84.8 per cent (4,225,555) have received their second.

Additionally, 50.6 per cent (2,347,591) of British Columbians 12 and older have received a third dose.