The death toll from the virus in the province is nearing 1,000, with a total of 988 people losing their lives so far, including 18 individuals in the past day. The percentage of people who have recovered from the virus keeps rising, as more than 85%, or 48,205 people, out of the 56,632 people infected since last January, have had their illness deemed to be over. Health officials are monitoring 8,755 people because they have had an identified exposure to someone known to be carrying the virus. Health officials continue to vaccinate healthcare workers and seniors in care homes, with 5,195 people vaccinated in the past day, for a total of 46,259 people vaccinated since vaccinations launched on December 16.
B.C. recorded 761 new COVID-19 infections on January 7 – the highest number of cases in a 24-hour period since November 27, when 911 new cases were identified. That high number of new cases . . .
Spirit of the North Day, a four-hour event and fundraiser for the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation, was held April 11 and recognized $2,139,720 in donations.
CKPG TV viewers were able to watch “What’s Cooking” and the foundation replaced commercial breaks with updates, pledges and presentations regarding donations that are helping to build University Hospital of Northern B.C. (UNHBC) into a centre for healthcare excellence for northern B.C.
The special areas of interest include upgrades to the surgical suites for which the foundation has pledged $1.8 million. These upgrades and other changes and improvements in the ambulatory care and diagnostics areas are to help UNHBC get ready for the arrival of the Northern Cancer Clinic in 2012.
B.C. on January 6 reported that it has a record 381 people in hospitals with COVID-19 infections, with 78 of those people sick enough to be in intensive care units. The province also recorded its . . .
B.C. recorded 428 new COVID-19 in the past 24 hours on January 5 – the lowest daily total since December 31, when there were 374 cases. With 5,915 tests conducted, the positive-test rate was . . .