COVID-19 Staff Bulletin - Feb. 23, 2021
“The number of cases of COVID-19 – active cases and close contacts who are required to self-isolate at home – has been creeping higher over the last week. We need to hold steady and ensure these cases don’t surge.”
- Dr. Bonnie Henry
Please note: Numbers are updated on weekdays at 5 p.m.
New Cases | Today's Total Cases | Cumulative Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
BC | Total | 559 | 4,677 | 77,822 (71,753 recovered) |
Hospitalized | 238 | |||
ICU Patients | 69 | |||
Deaths | 1 | 1,336 | ||
VCH/PHC | Hospitalized | 7 | 81 | 999 |
ICU Patients | 2 | 18 | 298 | |
On Ventilator | 0 | 13 | 150 | |
Discharged | 7 | 14 | 785 | |
Deaths (hospital/ICU) | 0 | 137 | ||
PHC | Hospitalized | 1 | 19* | 349 |
ICU Patients | 1 | 8* | 92 | |
On Ventilator | 0 | 7* | 46 | |
Discharged (within the last 24 hours) | 4 | 277 | ||
Deaths | 0 | 34 | ||
*patients that are currently being cared for as COVID-positive |
- For Tuesday, February 23: 559 new cases, including 29 epi-linked cases, for a total of 77,822 cases in British Columbia.
- New cases by health authority region:
- VCH – 132
- Fraser Health – 278
- Island Health – 39
- Interior Health – 43
- Northern Health – 66
- Currently, 7,881 people are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases.
- To date, 224,354 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in B.C., 58,896 of which are second doses. Immunization data is available on the COVID-19 dashboard at: www.bccdc.ca
- Read Tuesday's joint statement on BC's COVID-19 response.
- Find previous joint statements here.
REMINDER: Please direct all media inquiries to Providence’s Communications & Public Relations team.
Ann Gibbon, Senior Communication Specialist, Media Relations
Email: agibbon@providencehealth.bc.ca
After-hours media line: 778-999-0064
Questions or Concerns?
If you have questions or concerns, please email COVID-19@providencehealth.bc.ca
Information and resource links:
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