#bcpoli Ministry of health reports 9 deaths in past 24 hours. Total 2,597.

2,137 new cases.

30,515 active cases ⬆️

990 active cases in hospital. ⬆️
141 in ICU.

5 deaths in Fraser. 3 in VCH. 1 in Northern. 740 new cases in Fraser Health
Total active cases: 12,928
394 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
Total active cases: 6,788
569 new cases in Interior Health
Total active cases: 7,969
170 new cases in Northern.
Total active cases: 1,170
264 new cases in Island.
active : 1,654

#bcpoli Let's go through Island hospitals crunch..As of this morning on January 28.
1) Royal Jubilee Hospital. 110% capacity. 19 patients waiting to be placed. 1 ICU bed left. 14 in vents. 16 covid patients. Morgue capacity 10. 23 of 33 surge beds in use. 1/ 2. Victoria General at 108% capacity. 15 unplaced patients. 2 ICU beds left. 9 in vents. 23 covid patients. Morgue capacity 4. 15 of 27 surge beds used.

#bcpoli Heavy death toll in BC from Covid-19.
21 new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,575.

949 in hospital. 136 in ICU.

30,058 active cases.

2,086 new cases despite low testing.

61 care facility outbreaks.

FHA 10 deaths. VCH 6. Island 5. 780 new cases in Fraser Health
Total active cases: 12,776
464 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
Total active cases: 6,873
455 new cases in Interior.
Total active cases: 7,434
168 new cases in Northern.
Total active cases: 1,186
219 new cases in Island.
Total active : 1,781

#bcpoli Outbreaks of Covid-19 have been finally declared at Victoria General Hospital and Nanaimo Regional Hospital. When I phoned VIHA about Victoria General yesterday they said info will be posted if my source was right. 1/ Victoria General Hospital - 6A and 6B Neuromedicine units

Nine patient cases have been identified related to this outbreak.
The outbreak declaration is limited to 6A and 6B and no other areas of the hospital are affected. 2/

#bcpoli 1 new death and 985 in hospital in BC's Omicron wave.

1,446 new cases.

32,468 active cases.

985 in hospital.
144 ⬆️ in ICU.

63 care facilities have outbreaks. 508 new cases in Fraser Health
Total active cases: 14,715
309 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
Total active cases: 7,527
319 new cases in Interior.
Total active cases: 7,297
147 new cases in Northern.
Total active cases: 1,246
163 new cases in Island.
active cases: 1,679

#bcpoli RCH is a "disaster," according to a source but SMH is even worse. RCH ICU is now overflowing with Covid-19 patients and some are being shifted to High Acuity Unit, HAU. Clean non-covid patients being moved out to other locations. Another ICU intensivist called in. 1/4 Some other patients being moved to 5 North. Unable to ship patients out because hospitals in nearby regions are overflowing.
At St.Paul's the situation is getting worse by the day. 26 total Covid patients, 6 in ICU; of those, three are on vents. 2/4

#bcpoli Because Ontario is hub for media, we are hearing much more about terrible situation there.
We are in same situation in BC. Our hospitals are a disaster. RCH, LGH, VGH, Surrey Memorial are a mess. Doctors and nurses tell me it's getting horrible in ER, ICU and corridors. Ontario has stopped deception on ICU numbers unlike BC. Many more after-covid patients in our hospitals than numbers you're seeing in BC. Conditions in some hospitals here? People peeing sitting in chairs. Corridors with patients. Severe staff shortages. Many in ICU on vents.

#bcpoli When there's a new virus there's going to be a huge variation in science. Dr. Henry was lead public health officer for Toronto for Sars-CoV 1 in 2003. There was a disaster in Toronto not duplicated in BC. The Sars Commission report blasted Ontario health agencies. 1/9 Justice Archie Campbell's Sars Commission stated: "One example was the debate during SARS over whether SARS was transmitted by large droplets or through airborne particles. The point is not who was right and who was wrong in this debate." 2/9