who is ready for some charts
It's been three weeks since we did this last, and over that time we've see fairly consistent downward transmission.
The rolling average is now half of what it was at the peak of the 4th wave, active cases down by half as well, hospitalizations down 35%.
The rolling average is now half of what it was at the peak of the 4th wave, active cases down by half as well, hospitalizations down 35%.
For a while, the very depressing and frustrating caveat was that deaths were not following suit, but they are now down to about 4 a day after several weeks of 6-8.
(Put a grimmer way, we're now only seeing three times the per capita deaths of Ontario, instead of 6-7)
(Put a grimmer way, we're now only seeing three times the per capita deaths of Ontario, instead of 6-7)
A big reason for the overall decrease in transmission is the downturn in northern B.C., given how high they were (and continue to be).
But note the slow and consistent downward trend in Coastal and Fraser — the framework has been durable for some time.
But note the slow and consistent downward trend in Coastal and Fraser — the framework has been durable for some time.
Still more than 1,000 adults a day getting a first vaccine dose, but numbers continue to drop and absent new restrictions we're going to end up around 92%
(the government has so far not provided regular data on increasingly critical booster shots, or said how or if they will provide data on shots for children, and if the past 20 months is any indication i look forward to going through several weeks of pain in getting that data)
The last time there was a concerning variant causing a rise in cases in several countries, B.C. removed restrictions.
We'll see in the coming weeks how concerning Omicron is and which populations might be at greater risk, but let's hope we don't make the same mistake again.
We'll see in the coming weeks how concerning Omicron is and which populations might be at greater risk, but let's hope we don't make the same mistake again.
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