Northern Health issues updated bulletin on three COVID-19 outbreaks in PG
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Northern Health has provided an update on a trio of COVID-19 outbreaks in our community.
Jubilee Lodge
Since the outbreak was declared at Jubilee Lodge on December 12th, 48 residents have tested positive for the virus, along with 14 staff.
In addition, 14 residents have died.
As of today (Friday), two of the Jubilee resident cases remain active (the remainder, 32, is now considered recovered).
University Hospital’s Internal Medicine (IMU)
On December 29th, the health authority declared an outbreak at the IMU at the University Hospital of Northern BC in Prince George.
The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in B.C. dropped for the fifth consecutive reporting period to the lowest total since November 27, nearly eight weeks ago. There are now 309 people . . .
The number of British Columbians with severe cases of COVID-19 has been falling, with only 329 people now in hospital – the lowest total since December 3. Other metrics similarly show that the . . .
“Our numbers have been growing daily now,” said Dr. Brian Hillhouse, a family doctor who works in the hospital’s emergency department. “So everything’s full, the ICU and infectious disease unit and the COVID ward, formerly family medicine unit, are all at full capacity. “It’s definitely on the uptake still. Northern Health hasn’t quite seen the flattening of the curve that the Lower Mainland has. Usually we’re a bit behind them, so it’s really encouraging that they’re seeing the curve flatten there and I suspect that we will see it shortly.” As Northern Health’s medical lead of long-term care facilities, Hillhouse was encouraged by the arrival of the Pfizer vaccine on Dec. 22, a week earlier than anticipated, and it was used the following day on the 20 patients at Jubilee Lodge who did not already have COVID. One of the stipulations of the Pfizer contract was the super-chilled vaccine could not leave the hospital building, which prohibited many cities f
There were 531 active COVID-19 cases in the Northern Health region as of Jan. 18, with 26 new cases reported Monday (2,911 total). There have been 2,311 recoveries, 52 deaths, and 51,556 tests to. . .