2021-11-22 BC

Mitigation Measures This article reports that a tribunal rejected a human rights complaint from a woman who refused to wear a mask in a Lululemon store, and refused what the tribunal thought were reasonable accommodations. This article reports on a snafu? poor messaging? at the border. There was a directive that Canadians in BC could… Continue reading 2021-11-22 BC

2021-11-19 BC

Statistics  +497 cases, +3 deaths, +1,816 first doses, +3,928 second doses, +14,864 other doses. Currently 358 in hospital / 109 in ICU, 3,420 active cases, 208,702 recovered. first doses second doses of adults 91.2% 87.6% of over-12s 90.8% 87.0% of all BCers 82.6% 79.2% Charts From the Government of Canada’s vaccine coverage page, first doses… Continue reading 2021-11-19 BC

2021-11-18 BC

Statistics  +468 cases, +9 deaths, +814 first doses, 3,717 second doses, +13,625 boosters.  Currently 355 in hospital / 110 in ICU, 3,345 active cases, 208,284 recovered. first doses second doses of adults 91.2% 87.5% of over-12s 90.8% 87.0% of all BCers 82.6% 79.1% Charts

2021-11-17 BC

Statistics  +324 cases, +2,533 first doses, +3,201 second doses, +12,614 other doses, +7 deaths.  Currently 379 in hospital / 109 in ICU, 3,380 active cases, 207,779 recovered. first doses second doses of adults 91.2% 87.4% of over-12s 90.7% 86.9% of all BCers 82.6% 79.0% Charts The vaccine supply figures from the BC CDC dashboard don’t… Continue reading 2021-11-17 BC

2021-11-16 BC

Mitigation Measures This article reports that people in BC who can’t get where they need to go for essential purposes (e.g. get home, go shopping) except via the US are exempted from the test or quarantine rule on re-entry to Canada. Press Briefing At today’s briefing: Dr. H said that the province is seeing a… Continue reading 2021-11-16 BC

2021-11-13/14/15 BC

Statistics Fri/Sat: +502 casesSat/Sun: +387 casesSun/Mon: +381 cases Weekend average of +5.33 deaths, +1,833 first doses, +3,578 second doses, +8,826 other doses.  Currently 376 in hospital / 116 in ICU, 3,837 active cases, 206,665 recovered. first doses second doses of adults 91.1% 87.3% of over-12s 90.7% 86.8% of all BCers 82.5% 78.9% Charts Recommended Reading… Continue reading 2021-11-13/14/15 BC

2021-11-12 BC

Statistics Wed/Thu: +519 cases Thu/Fri: +473 cases Over the two days, average per day: +11.5 deaths, +1,728 first doses, +3,533 second doses, +7,582 other doses. Currently 384 in hospital / 124 in ICU, 4,265 active cases, 204,963 recovered. first doses second doses of adults 91.0% 87.1% of over-12s 90.6% 86.5% of all BCers 82.4% 78.7%… Continue reading 2021-11-12 BC

2021-11-10 BC

Mitigation Measures This article says that BC Ferries could have trouble with staffing as a result of the federal vax mandate. Statistics +555 cases, +11 deaths. Average of past two days: +5,506 first doses, +3,585 second doses, +11,313 other doses. Currently 404 in hospital / 117 in ICU, 4,321 active cases, 203,909 recovered. first doses… Continue reading 2021-11-10 BC

2021-11-09 BC

Press Briefing The press briefing today was really dull. About the only piece of news was that BC is going to get a small amount of J&J (from Europe, not that trash that came from Baltimore), and they are going to offer it first to health care workers who have not gotten vaccinated and who… Continue reading 2021-11-09 BC

2021-11-08 BC

Statistics Fri/Sat: +553 casesSat/Sun: +462 casesSun/Mon: +423 cases Over weekend, average of around +6 deaths, 1,489 first doses, +7,604 second doses, +5,954 other doses. Currently 407 in hospital / 121 in ICU, 4,282 active cases, 202,898 recovered. first doses second doses of adults 90.7% 86.6% of over-12s 90.3% 86.0% of all BCers 82.1% 78.4% Charts