ALL-TIME DAILY RECORD of 1,308 #COVID19 cases announced for B.C. today, as the rolling average surges 114% in a single week.
Active cases up by about 1,000 to 6,348, hospitalizations up 7 to 192, and one new death.
Today's chart.
up up and away
525 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health alone today, as the numbers keep going up and up in the Lower Mainland...but Vancouver Island starting to show some real exponential signs as well
An additional 16,789 third doses were given in B.C. yesterday.
According to COVID-19 Tracker Canada, Ontario delivered 187,371 third doses yesterday.
one imagines this will become a conversation in the days ahead
One of the things people are stressing about at the moment is rapid tests.
Not going argue how *much* of a tool it can be, but most people believe it's a valid tool to some extent.
Anyways, here is one of the reasons for that stress in B.C., in chart form.
Another thing people are stressing about at the moment are 3rd doses.
Just a few days ago, B.C. was at the top of the list when it came to % of citizens that had gotten a 3rd dose.
You may have heard the province bring this up once or twice.
But things are shifting.
A couple key questions to consider if we play the provincial comparison game:
- Will the provinces that are surging right now have enough supply/capacity to keep that going?
- Is letting healthy adults get 3rd doses 4-6 months after their 2nd the *smart* thing to do?
We'll see how that plays out in the coming weeks.
Along with the critical hospital data, both here and abroad.
But I think it's pretty academic at this point how the case count in B.C. is going to go the next few days.
Adjust accordingly.
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