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Principal Scientist in Biotech, PhD, tweeting about the three 'C's: COVID-19, Credit (Housing in REBGV), and Climate Change. Views are my own.
Dec 18, 2021 14 tweets 6 min read
1. Models by Dean Karlen from the @bcCOVID19group. Models from December 16.🧵

BC Total
pypm.github.io/home/docs/stud… 2. Various regions.
Dec 18, 2021 11 tweets 4 min read
1. The uptick in cases continues, as #omicron takes hold in BC. #covid19bc

Graphs from @vb_jens 's site. 2. The lot plot shows clearly that Vancouver Coastal is leading the way this time.
Dec 17, 2021 10 tweets 3 min read
1. Some back of the envelope estimates on what is to come if we follow current course. 🧵 Image 2. We know that BC had its first cases at the end of November.

Dec 16, 2021 10 tweets 5 min read
1. #covid19bc in BC are starting to rise now. 🧵
Charts from @vb_jens 's site Image 2. Log plot per HA. Vancouver Coastal is where cases are rising the fastest. Image
Dec 3, 2021 18 tweets 8 min read
1. A new sobering update on the #OmicronVarient (variant) from the HA in South Africa moments ago. Two main things stand out. The case numbers are growing much faster than before, and the demographics of hospital admissions is changing.



#covid19bc The first thing that @Dr_Groome presented was the rapid growth in case numbers.
Slides: sacoronavirus.co.za/2021/12/03/cov…
Apr 8, 2021 8 tweets 5 min read
1. Updated numbers from #COVID19BC situation report (bccdc.ca/Health-Info-Si…) 🧵

2837 #B117 (vs 3122 predicted), new Rt is still 1.6.
872 #P1 (vs 879 predicted), new Rt is 3.2.

2. The estimated Rt values for P1 have been consistent for three weeks now.
Apr 7, 2021 12 tweets 4 min read
1. #COVID19BC cases continue to rise to unprecedented levels 🧵 2. The rise is on most age levels, except the older demographics, a sign that the vaccines are working! (And that we are not vaccinating fast enough)
Sep 15, 2020 7 tweets 3 min read
The number of cases per week continues to increase. 1/ #covidbc Image The current wave started with the young (20-29), but it is expanding to other age demographics 2/ Image