Overall a moderately encouraging week in B.C. for reducing transmission, with the rolling average down 5% and active cases essentially stable, despite ongoing weird data corrections in different regions
The B.C. government provided the figures for one day of the number people still in hospital originally for #COVID19, but who no longer count to the daily total.
So we can't really chart that, but here's what it looks like in comparison for one day.
The good news in the past week was a decrease in case counts among most age groups.
The bad news was that got cancelled out by a big surge in cases among children under 10.
Again, lagging effects means that we're still seeing the result of the 4th wave surge when it comes to deaths.
4.86 a day over the last week, highest mark since the peak of the 3rd wave.
What has not changed in the last couple of weeks is the massive difference in health outcomes between people who have gotten the shot and people who haven't.
Adjusted for population, people in ICU are 44 times more likely to be unvaccinated compared to those fully vaccinated.
that's what I found particularly noteworthy this week, see folks next friday
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"Justin, once the election is over, what will you be doing?"
me: here is a pyramid of beer from the seven key municipalities we will be focusing on tonight
7. KELOWNA
It's a rematch of the 2018 election where Colin Basran won big — can he do so again in an environment where crime and growth concerns are greater than four years ago?
there were no kelowna beers in the bcl so we're going with a more geographically appropriate cider
6. LANGLEY TOWNSHIP
Can Rich Coleman make a return to politics, will controversial councillor Eric Woodward and his new party dominate — or will one of the other two plausible contenders sweet up the middle?
A 9% imperial sour is bold but by night's end you might need it
really the ideal time to enjoy the last good stretch of summer
who is ready for some charts
The rolling average of #COVID19 wastewater measurements fell in ALL FIVE Metro Vancouver treatment plants last week.
It's now about half what it was at the height of this wave.
Total hospitalizations were down about 10% in the last week, the biggest dip in more than two months, as we start to see the effects of this wave subsiding
Among the people elected to the board were a former Rebel Media personality, and people who ran for less successful right-wing parties in the prior election.
Four of Metro Vancouver's five wastewater treatment sites have seen a marked decline in #COVID19 concentration in the last three weeks, suggesting the third Omicron wave has peaked.
Outside of Langley, numbers are back to where they were in early June.
If we zoom into the last two months, we can more clearly see the slow but meaningful decline in the four sites, along with how much Northwest Langley is being an outlier at this point
Today in "governments being accountable for the billion dollar organizations they oversee", a quick recap of hoping to speak to someone about the departure of BC Housing's CEO
Shayne Ramsay announced today he would be leaving BC Housing after two decades leading the organization.
It's a big, complex job, and has become bigger and more complex as time as gone on.
For a very basic metric of this, here's a chart.
BC Housing said Ramsay wouldn't be speaking on his departure today, or answer questions about his stated reasons for leaving.
When you go to BC Housing's media page, you're directed to phone a number that is no longer in service.
RANKING THE SPOOKIEST PARTS OF CANADA'S ONLY FULLY PRESERVED 1981 GHOST TOWN
14. GYM
- great raised stage
- yes that's original gym equipment, this will only get weirder
- literally dozens of chairs stored for the school assemblies that will never happen
13. PLAYGROUNDS
- there are four of them, all overtaken by nature to various extents
- very solid wooden structures, two of which are quite interesting
- you're darn right i went down the slides