B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up more than 50 per cent in a week

B.C.’s daily COVID-19 numbers are showing a continued surge of the Omicron variant in the province, as well as a significant increase in the number of people in hospital because of the virus.

There are 469 total hospital cases, more than double the amount of people in hospital last week. In addition, there are 97 people in intensive care, up 38 over Monday. Several of them are unvaccinated young adults, according to Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

There were 2,239 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, and three deaths.

The Fraser Health region saw the most number of cases on Tuesday with 807, followed by Island Health with 562, and Vancouver Coastal Health with 383. However, due to the strain on testing capacity and the limited availability of PCR tests these numbers vastly undercount the true number of infections in the province.

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NEW: BC COVID-19 hospitalizations rise 57.3 percent in a week to 469 people. Over that same span, those in ICU rise 12.8% to 97. There are 36,087 active COVID cases, but due to BC's policy of test rationing, real number actually higher. #bcpoli #COVID19

— Martin MacMahon (@martinmacmahon) January 12, 2022

The province says between Jan. 3 and 9, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 19.4 per cent of cases.

From Dec. 27 to Jan. 9, they accounted for 35.6 per cent of hospitalizations.

Hospitalizations up 2.5 times from two weeks ago
Nearing hospitalization high of 515 Apr 28
ICU high was 178 Apr 29 – it is now at 97
Dr Henry said today still unknow how much Omicron will hit hospitals
LT/Acute Care outbreaks at 45#bcpoli #covid19 @CityNewsVAN pic.twitter.com/rrTmz20dk4

— LizaYuzda (@LizaYuzda) January 12, 2022

New health-care outbreaks

• Abbotsford Regional Hospital
• Glenwood Seniors Community (Fraser Health)
• Saanich Peninsula Hospital – Long Term Care
• Oyster Harbour (Island Health)

The outbreaks at Mission Memorial Hospital and Hawthorne Lodge (Fraser Health) have been declared over

45 facilities with ongoing outbreaks

• The Oxford Senior Care Home
• Fort Langley Seniors Community
• AgeCare Harmony Court
• New Vista Care Centre
• Chartwell Langley Gardens
• Chartwell Carlton Gardens
• Chartwell Crescent Gardens
• The Residence in Mission
• Czorny Alzheimer Centre
• George Derby Centre
• White Rock Seniors Village
• CareLife Fleetwood
• Evergreen Baptist Care Society
• Hilton Villa Seniors Community
• Kinsmen Lodge
• Kiwanis Care Centre
• Peace Arch Hospital Foundation Lodge
• Morgan Place
• Maple Ridge Seniors Village
• Dania Home
• Amica White Rock
• Glenwood Seniors Community (Fraser Health)
• Kopernik Lodge
• Fraserview Retirement Community
• Lakeview Care Centre
• St. Vincent’s Langara
• German Canadian Benevolent Society Home
• Crofton Manor (Vancouver Coastal Health)
•  Ridgeview Lodge, Mount Cartier Court
• Sun Pointe Village (Interior Health)
• Amica Douglas House
• Aberdeen Hospital
• Eden Gardens
• Glenwarren Lodge
• Kiwanis Village Lodge
• Selkirk Seniors Village
• Clover Point Care
• Saanich Peninsula Hospital – Long Term Care
• Oyster Harbour (Island Health)
• Surrey Memorial Hospital
• Eagle Ridge Hospital
• Royal Columbian Hospital
• Abbotsford Regional Hospital (Fraser Health)
• The Waverly Seniors Village (Fraser Health)

Since December 2020, the Province has administered 9,775,058 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.