Just 277 new cases of #COVID19 in B.C. over the last three days — with two of those days under 100 cases for the first time since October 1.
Active cases at 1537, lowest since October 16.
Hospitalizations down 16% in three days.
Today's chart.
There are so many good takeaways from today's numbers, the most I can recall for months and months, that I now regret taking the day off, because I continue to learn the wrong work life balance lessons time and time again.
But let's go through some of them.
An average of 51,589 people in B.C. received a vaccine shot in each of the last three days.
That's the highest number yet on a weekend.
We're now at 75.9% of all adults with one dose — the drive to 80% still in reach.
(80% is a round number, and an arbitrary one, and while the value of such things is limited, getting 4 of 5 British Columbians with two doses by the summer will be a tremendous help, based on everything we know about the virus)
The predictable chart is levelling off now — but we're still seeing downward progress, which is good and important.
Modelling suggests rise in cases could come — but because the sample size of countries with the vaccine update of B.C. is so small, a lot of good still possible.
An underrated part of today's good news?
For the first time since the 2nd wave, the rolling average of daily #COVID19 deaths in B.C. is under two.
Hospitalizations? Now falling very fast, down 50% in two weeks.
The regional breakdown? We're approaching single digits a day for Vancouver Coastal Health, and now there for Northern and Island Health.
Testing rate? Now at 2.6%.
This is all very good!
And again, what does it look like when a place gets to 80% of adults with one dose, primarily using the Pfizer/Moderna vaccine?
We really only have one comparable: Israel.
And they've been stable at around 15 cases/day for a few weeks.
There are still lots of unknowns, but what we're seeing in B.C. is the vaccine uptake and virus suppression necessary for people to have many, many weeks of a summer where they can breathe a little easier.
Keep making smart choices.
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