Date of publication: 06 Apr 2022 • 5 hours ago • 15 minutes reading • 40 comments Here is your daily update with everything you need to know about the coronavirus condition in BC Photo by iStock / Getty Images Plus / PNG
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Here is your daily update with everything you need to know about the coronavirus status in BC for April 6, 2022.
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We will provide summaries of what is happening in BC right here so you can get the latest news at a glance. This page will be updated regularly throughout the day, with developments being added as they occur. Check here again for more updates during the day. You can also receive the latest COVID-19 news in your inbox at 7pm by subscribing to our newsletter here.
CASE NUMBERS COVID-19 of BC
The following is the latest information provided on April 6: • Total number of confirmed cases: 357,974 • New cases: 216 • Total deaths: 3,002 (no deaths reported as of Thursday) • Cases treated: 329 • Intensive care: 37 • Total vaccinations: 4,530,329 received the first dose (90.9 % of eligible people 5+); 4,359,332 second doses (87.4%); 2,574,997 third installments (59.5% of these 12+) • Long-term care and living assistance homes and acute care facilities currently affected: 11
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IN DEPTH: Here are all the cases of the new corona virus BC. in 2021 | in 2020
BC GUIDES AND LINKS
COVID-19: The BC vaccine passport is here and it works • COVID-19: Are you afraid of needles? See how to overcome your fear and get vaccinated • COVID-19: See where you can test in Metro Vancouver BC COVID-19 Symptom Self-Assessment Tool
LATEST NEWS for COVID-19 in BC
WHO is monitoring the new Omicron sub-variant which is a combination of BA 1 and BA 2
The World Health Organization has confirmed that it is monitoring a new sub-variant of the Omicron variant – which it calls the XE. According to the latest WHO weekly epidemiological update, subtype XE was first identified in the United Kingdom on 19 January and, according to early data, has a community growth rate of 10 per cent compared to the stealth variable BA 2.
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This means that it could be 1.1 times more contagious than the already highly contagious BA 2. The original Omicron BA 1 variant appeared en masse earlier this year (taking over from Delta) and took over worldwide before being replaced by the BA 2 sub-variant which now represents most of the cases in BC Subtype XE is a cross between BA 1 and BA 2. “The WHO continues to monitor and closely assess the public health risk associated with recombinant variants and will provide updates as further evidence is available,” the agency said. The good news is that the number of new COVID-19 cases has since declined since the increase in cases worldwide in the first half of March. The number of new weekly deaths has also dropped sharply (down 43 percent) compared to the previous week.
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Less than 360 first doses of the vaccine were given yesterday
The amount of vaccine administered throughout BC. continues to decline. On Tuesday, the first 357 doses were given to individuals, while 1,670 people received their third booster dose. BC has one of the highest vaccinations in the world, according to provincial health official Dr. Bonnie Henry – with 90.9 percent of all people aged five and over having had at least one vaccine. The number of vaccine doses is expected to increase next week, as the province releases the fourth doses for seniors and caregivers. The Ministry of Health of BC has administered 11.5 million doses of the vaccine and has 690,000 doses. COVID-19 cases at the hospital remain fairly stable, with five cases dropping to 329 on Tuesday. In an intensive case due to the disease, 37 people are hospitalized.
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There are 11 active cases in healthcare facilities.
When can we stop aid? The provinces are extending the fourth tranche, but not everyone needs one
BC signed a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 70 and over this spring, the latest province to extend eligibility for boosters. The whole country could see a wider and more massive second amplifier coming in the fall or earlier, even as it struggles to pick up interest on the first amplifiers – and the push-up again wonders how many laps will be enough. “If we had come out of the worst of the pandemic now and gone into a spring break, we would not have taken a fourth dose,” said Tanya Watts, an immunologist at the University of Toronto. Now, with NE signals. Wave 2, the sub-variable Omicron, when everyone seems to know someone who has COVID, the immediate need is to protect the most vulnerable, the elderly and the immunocompromised, he said.
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Read the full story here. – Sharon Kirkey
COVID-19 pediatric hospitalization in Montreal increases during the sixth wave
After the number of children treated for COVID-19 decreased as the fifth wave of the pandemic subsided, doctors say a slight increase in pediatric admissions is being observed again in Montreal. Although the majority of cases in children remain mild, both Montreal Children’s Hospital and Ste-Justine Hospital have seen an increase in admissions in recent weeks. It is a situation that doctors expect could continue into the sixth wave, as Quebec has removed most public health measures – including school masks – and a more contagious Omicron variant has prevailed. “We are seeing a real increase in new cases in the last two weeks,” said Dr Fatima Kakkar, a pediatric infection specialist at Ste-Justine Hospital.
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“And when I ask them where they got it from, they are usually siblings at school or other contacts. So I would definitely say that we are at a new peak right now. “ Read the full story here. —Journal of Montreal
Current COVID vaccines do not “fit well” against BA. 2: FDA
Current vaccines for COVID-19 do not work well with BA. Omicron 2 sub-variant, the US Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday as its team of external experts meets to discuss changes to future booster doses. The FDA, however, said the booster vaccines protect against serious outcomes of COVID-19, compared to the two preliminary doses. U.S. health officials approved a second boost of Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for people age 50 and older in late March, citing evidence of declining immunity and the dangers of Omicron virus variants.
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“This debate today is a much bigger debate – it’s a debate about what we do for the whole population and what we do when we think the virus has evolved further,” said Peter Marks, director of the FDA Biological Assessment Center. and Research. A fourth dose of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine reduced COVID-19 levels in the elderly, but protection against the infection seemed short-lived, according to a large study by Israel on Tuesday. – Reuters
Cases are declining in America, but the risk remains as the restrictions end
COVID-19 infections and deaths have dropped in most American countries and territories in recent weeks, but the risk of further increases cannot be ignored as restrictions have eased and 240 million people remain unvaccinated, according to the Pan American Health Organization. (PAHO). he said on Wednesday.
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“Many countries and territories in America have reduced public health measures and some have done so prematurely,” said PAHO director Carissa Etienne, noting that cases have risen recently in tourism-based areas, especially in the North. America and the Caribbean where vaccination coverage is low. The region continues to record more than 620,000 new cases each week, he told a news conference. Read the full story here. – Reuters
Spectacle users may have a lower risk of COVID-19
People who wear glasses regularly have a moderately lower risk of getting COVID-19, while contact lenses offer no extra protection, according to a large study that highlights the importance of the eyes as a route of coronavirus infection.
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More than 19,000 participants in the Virus Watch study in England and Wales answered a questionnaire about the use of glasses and contact lenses. Starting in June 2020, participants reported weekly COVID-19 status and more than 11,000 provided monthly blood samples to show whether or not they had been infected with the coronavirus. After taking into account other risk factors, the researchers found a 15% lower risk of infection for those who reported that they always wore glasses for …
