Coronavirus outbreak

[thedestroyerofworlds]

6 minutes ago, HKSR said:

It was one that is in shades of orange.  The map above is rate per 100,000.  The map I'm referring to was actual numbers of cases.

mean like this one.  

 

The archived LHA maps are in these colours.  The new one on the page, that I posted earlier is in purple.

 

http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/data

[Boudrias]

26 minutes ago, stawns said:

We absolutely do not know that and just on the infection rate, the emergency rooms are likely to reach capacity quickly and the death rate likely to increase significantly.  By all accounts, omicron is expected to be the worst wave yet.

 

https://www.macleans.ca/news/omicron-variant-will-likely-be-worse-than-delta-according-to-early-research/

My son is a surgical nurse and he says the untold story of Covid is how it has covered over the already dire situation in BC hospitals. He says the system was already maxed out before Covid. 

[stawns]

7 minutes ago, Boudrias said:

My son is a surgical nurse and he says the untold story of Covid is how it has covered over the already dire situation in BC hospitals. He says the system was already maxed out before Covid. 

I think that's one of the things that irks me most about anti vaxxers.......they clearly don't think of the trauma inflicted on Frontline medical workers

[Alflives]

8 minutes ago, Boudrias said:

My son is a surgical nurse and he says the untold story of Covid is how it has covered over the already dire situation in BC hospitals. He says the system was already maxed out before Covid. 

Before Covid wasn't there a time fairly recently when one of our local hospital's Emergency was so full they were putting patients in the Tim Hortons?  I remember hearing that on the news.  

[Boudrias]

Just now, Alflives said:

Before Covid wasn't there a time fairly recently when one of our local hospital's Emergency was so full they were putting patients in the Tim Hortons?  I remember hearing that on the news.  

Did they OD on sugar?

[HKSR]

14 minutes ago, thedestroyerofworlds said:

mean like this one.  

 

The archived LHA maps are in these colours.  The new one on the page, that I posted earlier is in purple.

 

http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/data

Thanks!  Could have sworn there was a purple one before as well as this orange one...

[RUPERTKBD]

12 minutes ago, Alflives said:

Before Covid wasn't there a time fairly recently when one of our local hospital's Emergency was so full they were putting patients in the Tim Hortons?  I remember hearing that on the news.  

I heard that too....

 

Some of them were so sick that they had to get them there on the double double....

[Gurn]

53 minutes ago, 6of1_halfdozenofother said:

https://globalnews.ca/news/110452/royal-columbian-er-patients-moved-into-tim-hortons/

 

...almost 11 years ago now.

Depending on how old you are, that 11 years is "fairly recently".

[RUPERTKBD]

13 minutes ago, gurn said:

Depending on how old you are, that 11 years is "fairly recently".

For Alf, it might as well have been yesterday....

[JoeyJoeJoeJr. Shabadoo]

1 hour ago, RUPERTKBD said:

For Alf, it might as well have been yesterday....

Yeah, like Alf remembers yesterday. 

[spur1]

14 minutes ago, JoeyJoeJoeJr. Shabadoo said:

Yeah, like Alf remembers yesterday. 

Well they say that short term memory goes first. 

[The Arrogant Worms]

6 minutes ago, spur1 said:

Well they say that short term memory goes first. 

I can attest to this......I remember details from 40 years ago on a random drunken night with friends.....but ask me what I did last week on Wednesday and I couldn't tell you.

[Mj2345]

Some Sports leagues need to seriously consider a pause, it’s getting really bad with the amount of players entering protocol in NHL, NBA, NFL..

[-Vintage Canuck-]

B.C. COVID-19 pandemic update:

 

As of Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, 86.8% (4,327,774) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 82.5% (4,110,723) have received their second dose.

 

In addition, 91.6% (4,245,964) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 88.7% (4,110,675) received their second dose and 14% (660,784) have received a third dose.

 

Also, 92.0% (3,978,487) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 89.2% (3,857,097) received their second dose and 15% (660,033) have received a third dose.

 

B.C. is reporting 753 new cases of COVID-19, including one epi-linked case, for a total of 224,998 cases in the province.

 

There are 3,878 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 218,616 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 184 individuals are in hospital and 70 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

 

The new/active cases include:

• 232 new cases in Fraser Health
  • Total active cases: 1,091
• 240 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
  • Total active cases: 999
• 99 new cases in Interior Health
  • Total active cases: 644
• 45 new cases in Northern Health
  • Total active cases: 238
• 137 new cases in Island Health
  • Total active cases: 905
• no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
  • Total active cases: one

In the past 24 hours, three new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,396.

 

The new deaths include:

• Fraser Health: one
• Vancouver Coastal Health: one
• Island Health: one

There have been 135 cases of the Omicron variant of concern identified in B.C.:

• Fraser Health: 38
• Vancouver Coastal Health: 20
• Interior Health: five
• Northern Health: one
• Island Health: 71

There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. The outbreak at Ponderosa Lodge (Interior Health) has been declared over. There are no active outbreaks in health-care facilities.

 

From Dec. 8-14, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 46.3% of cases. From Dec. 1-14, they accounted for 70.2% of hospitalizations.

 

Past week cases (Dec. 8-14) – Total 2,980

• Not vaccinated: 1,316 (44.2%)
• Partially vaccinated: 64 (2.1%)
• Fully vaccinated: 1,600 (53.7%)

Past two weeks cases hospitalized (Dec. 1-14) – Total 151

• Not vaccinated: 100 (66.2%)
• Partially vaccinated: six (4.0%)
• Fully vaccinated: 45 (29.8%)

Past week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Dec. 8-14)    

• Not vaccinated: 176.5
• Partially vaccinated: 32.8
• Fully vaccinated: 35.3

Past two weeks, cases hospitalized per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Dec. 1-14)

• Not vaccinated: 22.6
• Partially vaccinated: 4.9
• Fully vaccinated: 1.0

Since December 2020, the Province has administered 9,067,590 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.

 

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021HLTH0078-002408

[HKSR]

11 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:

B.C. COVID-19 pandemic update:

 

As of Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, 86.8% (4,327,774) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 82.5% (4,110,723) have received their second dose.

 

In addition, 91.6% (4,245,964) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 88.7% (4,110,675) received their second dose and 14% (660,784) have received a third dose.

 

Also, 92.0% (3,978,487) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 89.2% (3,857,097) received their second dose and 15% (660,033) have received a third dose.

 

B.C. is reporting 753 new cases of COVID-19, including one epi-linked case, for a total of 224,998 cases in the province.

 

There are 3,878 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 218,616 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 184 individuals are in hospital and 70 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

 

The new/active cases include:

• 232 new cases in Fraser Health
  • Total active cases: 1,091
• 240 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
  • Total active cases: 999
• 99 new cases in Interior Health
  • Total active cases: 644
• 45 new cases in Northern Health
  • Total active cases: 238
• 137 new cases in Island Health
  • Total active cases: 905
• no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
  • Total active cases: one

In the past 24 hours, three new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,396.

 

The new deaths include:

• Fraser Health: one
• Vancouver Coastal Health: one
• Island Health: one

There have been 135 cases of the Omicron variant of concern identified in B.C.:

• Fraser Health: 38
• Vancouver Coastal Health: 20
• Interior Health: five
• Northern Health: one
• Island Health: 71

There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. The outbreak at Ponderosa Lodge (Interior Health) has been declared over. There are no active outbreaks in health-care facilities.

 

From Dec. 8-14, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 46.3% of cases. From Dec. 1-14, they accounted for 70.2% of hospitalizations.

 

Past week cases (Dec. 8-14) – Total 2,980

• Not vaccinated: 1,316 (44.2%)
• Partially vaccinated: 64 (2.1%)
• Fully vaccinated: 1,600 (53.7%)

Past two weeks cases hospitalized (Dec. 1-14) – Total 151

• Not vaccinated: 100 (66.2%)
• Partially vaccinated: six (4.0%)
• Fully vaccinated: 45 (29.8%)

Past week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Dec. 8-14)    

• Not vaccinated: 176.5
• Partially vaccinated: 32.8
• Fully vaccinated: 35.3

Past two weeks, cases hospitalized per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Dec. 1-14)

• Not vaccinated: 22.6
• Partially vaccinated: 4.9
• Fully vaccinated: 1.0

Since December 2020, the Province has administered 9,067,590 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.

 

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021HLTH0078-002408

Here we go again... this has gotta be the final wave right??  A super highly contagious variant with less potency should mean herd immunity is around the corner for most regions on the planet.

[Petey Castiglione]

Another Christmas without family and friends, pretty depressing considering everything we've already been through.  I'm not for a lockdown but will oblige if necessary if it means keeping people safe.  I hope everyone is staying cautious, being mindful of their mental health and staying safe. 

CDC has been a place of sanctuary for myself and many of us going through hard times.  Let's stick together and get through what is hopefully the final wave of Covid, CDC fam.

[spur1]

58 minutes ago, The Arrogant Worms said:

I can attest to this......I remember details from 40 years ago on a random drunken night with friends.....but ask me what I did last week on Wednesday and I couldn't tell you.

That’s why old people like to stay where they have lived for years. That way they can remember their  way home. 

[stawns]

2 hours ago, HKSR said:

Here we go again... this has gotta be the final wave right??  A super highly contagious variant with less potency should mean herd immunity is around the corner for most regions on the planet.

We don't know it's severity yet, far too early to know.  Even if it is, they are predicting a far worse hospitalization rate just based on sheer number of cases

[The Arrogant Worms]

1 hour ago, spur1 said:

That’s why old people like to stay where they have lived for years. That way they can remember their  way home. 

I can always find my way home

[Alflives]

17 minutes ago, stawns said:

We don't know it's severity yet, far too early to know.  Even if it is, they are predicting a far worse hospitalization rate just based on sheer number of cases

Yes we do.  Every where is reporting Omicron presents with far less serious symptoms, and is most often flu like.  It’s not in the lungs like Delta and pre ious strains.  That’s a huge change.  Same as the Spanish flu.  Omicron is the end.