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B.C.’s top doctor imposing more, not fewer, COVID restrictions
While some provinces like Alberta and Saskatchewan have announced they will dramatically ease COVID-19 restrictions,…
COVID hospitalizations remain high in B.C.
The number of people in hospital with a positive COVID test result grew to 987…
Petition demands end to pay parking for workers at B.C. hospitals
A B.C. nurse is calling for the end of pay parking for all health-care workers…
985 people in hospital in B.C. with COVID
There are now 985 people with a positive COVID test in B.C. hospitals, 145 of whom…
B.C. may have reached peak of COVID hospitalizations as numbers drop slightly
“It looks like we’re at our peak of hospitalizations.” That from provincial health officer Dr.…
Record high COVID hospitalizations in B.C.; not all sick with COVID
The wave of people in B.C. hospitals with positive COVID-19 cases seems to have peaked…
Two years ago today first COVID case discovered in B.C.
Today, Jan. 28, marks the second anniversary of the first COVID-19 case in B.C. Technical…
Deaths, ICU counts continue to mount in B.C. due to COVID pandemic
The serious consequences of the COVID pandemic are far from over even with the less-deadly…
COVID hospitalizations and ICU numbers decline slightly in B.C.
The number of people in hospital with COVID is slowly declining with 949 reported today…
COVID hospitalizations in B.C. level off but ICU cases rise
There are 985 people in hospital with COVID in B.C., 144 of whom are in…
There are currently 987 people in hospital with COVID in B.C.
The number of people in hospital with a COVID diagnosis has grown to 987 as…
COVID hospitalizations in B.C. climb to 942 with 130 in ICU
The number of people in hospital with a COVID diagnosis hit a new high today…
B.C.’s top doctor says it’s time to get used to living with COVID-19
While COVID-19 case counts have peaked in B.C. it’s still rampant in the community so…
COVID hospitalizations in B.C. continue to climb, hitting 891
As predicted by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, the hospitalization rate for people infected…
No more free parking for most at hospitals, other health-care facilities in B.C.
The free pandemic parking at health-care facilities in British Columbia is coming to an end…
895 COVID-positive people currently in B.C. hospitals
As the Omicron variant of COVID continues to spread in B.C. there are now 895…
Don’t dismiss Omicron variant of COVID as a mild illness: Dr. Henry
This is not the time to casually take the Omicron variant of COVID-19 as just…
Health order forcing school staff to declare vaccine status aimed at districts in Interior Health
The new provincial health order that can force school staff to declare their vaccination status…
Hospitalizations increase to 819 in B.C. to due to COVID-19
Even though the province has changed the way it reports COVID hospitalization data, there has…
‘Step closer’ to pandemic’s end as B.C. hits peak of Omicron’s spread in community: Dr. Henry
It’s clear from comments made by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry today that we…
COVID making thousands of B.C. health-care workers sick
In a single week, in early January, there were at least 10,000 health-care workers off…
318 new COVID cases in Interior Health region
There have been 318 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the Interior Health region in…
High daily COVID case counts expected to continue in B.C. for next few weeks
While the daily count of COVID-19 cases has eased a bit from the peak at…
It’s back to school in B.C. next week as planned
No changes were announced today by B.C. public health officials regarding plans for children in…