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Burnaby COVID-19 caseload drops below 150 as B.C. continues to bend its curve

Vaccinations continue to ramp up as supply increases
Jess Balzer
Jess Balzer
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The latest Geographic Distribution of COVID-19 by Local Health Area of Case Residence for May 23-29, 2021.BC Centre for Disease Control

British Columbia continues to see COVID-19 caseloads drop and that includes large decreases in Burnaby. 

According to the latest Geographic Distribution of COVID-19 by Local Health Area of Case Residence data for May 23 to 29, 2021, the city recorded less than 130 cases, coming in at 123. 

The data is provided by the BC Centre for Disease Control.

From May 16 to 22, 2021, Burnaby saw 182 infections detected. 

B.C. is currently on track to move into Phase 2 of its restart plan in 12 days, and all four quadrants of the city are seeing positive news. 

Burnaby's latest regional numbers for May 25-31 are as follows: 

BURNABY NORTHWEST

  • Case rate: 4
  • Positivity rate: 4%
  • Vaccination percentage of those 12 years and older: 72% (as of May 31)
  • Vaccination percentage of those 18 years and older: 74% (as of May 31)

BURNABY NORTHEAST

  • Case rate: 5
  • Positivity rate: 4%
  • Vaccination percentage of those 12 years and older: 70% (as of May 31)
  • Vaccination percentage of those 18 years and older: 73% (as of May 31)

BURNABY SOUTHWEST

  • Case rate: 6
  • Positivity rate: 5
  • Vaccination percentage of those 12 years and older: 68% (as of May 31)
  • Vaccination percentage of those 18 years and older: 71% (as of May 31)

BURNABY SOUTHEAST

  • Case rate: 7
  • Positivity rate: 6
  • Vaccination percentage of those 12 years and older: 68% (as of May 31)
  • Vaccination percentage of those 18 years and older: 71% (as of May 31)

In a provincial update this afternoon, Dr. Bonnie Henry said there are now 224 people hospitalized in B.C. with that disease, down 22 from yesterday, to a low not seen since February 22.

Of those, 62 people are sick enough to be in intensive care units, which is eight fewer than yesterday, and the lowest total since February 25. 

There were 199 new cases of COVID-19 identified in the past day, making it the third consecutive day with a new daily case count below 200. The last time that happened was October 18 through 20. 

Henry said that 71.8% of all B.C. adults have now been vaccinated, and that 68.9% of all British Columbians aged 12 years and older have been vaccinated. She provided a number for total vaccinations that was below the number that she provided yesterday. An accurate number for those doses is likely to come later this afternoon. 

- With files from Glen Korstrom, Business In Vancouver