Indicators seem to be trending down slightly this week.
Statistics
As of 17 Nov, the BC CDC situation report says that in the week ending on 11 Nov there were: +475 reported cases, +146 hospital admissions, +21 ICU admissions, and +26 thirty-day all-cause deaths*.
In the week ending 4 Nov, they now report that there were +540 reported cases, +177 hospital admissions, +17 ICU admissions, and +43 thirty-day all-cause deaths*.
For comparison, in the previous update, they reported that in the week ending on 4 Nov there were: +531 reported cases, +144 hospital admissions, +16 ICU admissions, and +36 thirty-day all-cause deaths*.
*All-cause deaths in people who had a positive COVID-19 test in the prior 30 days, that is.
There were 244 people in hospital and 8 in critical care with COVID-19 on 16 November.
Charts
From Jeff’s wastewater spreadsheet, it looks like last week’s jump was just noise.
From the BC CDC situation report as of 17 Nov:
From the BC CDC Situation Report as of 17 Nov 2023:
From the Viral Pathogen Characterization Page as of 17 Nov:
So yeah, that “cold” you have? Still probably COVID-19.