meanwhile, b.c. continues to see its covid figures continue on a downward trend.
on thursday, 378 new cases were reported in the province, significantly less than the 1,000-plus cases typical about a month ago, though higher than the previous day. fraser health continues to have about half of the new cases.
out of the 3,543 active cases in b.c., 286 patients are hospitalized, down from a third-wave high of 511. out of the hospitalized cases, 88 are in critical care, down from a recent high of 183.
seven more people have succumbed to the virus, bringing b.c.’s death toll since the start of the pandemic to 1,690. the people that died were one person in their 60’s, three in their 70’s and three in people over 80.
as of thursday, with more than three million doses of a covid-19 vaccine had been administered in b.c., something dix called an “extraordinary achievement of public health.” out of these, 156,730 were second doses. so far,
dix also offered figures that gave a glimpse on who is vaccinating british columbians at the health authority-run clinics.
in vancouver coastal health, 51 per cent of immunizers are nurses, 29 per cent are physicians, with the rest made up of pharmacists, medical students, nursing students, and other professions. in fraser health, 43 per cent of immunizers are nurses, 22 per cent are physicians, and 16 per cent are firefighters.