Burnaby's COVID-19 curve continues to bend the wrong way.
According to the latest Geographic Distribution of COVID-19 by Local Health Area of Case Residence, Burnaby recorded 177 new cases from Sept. 5 to 11, 2021.
The 177 cases are an 18% increase from the 150 infections reported from Aug. 29 to Sept. 4, 2021.
The data is released by the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC).
B.C.'s pandemic death toll rose by seven on September 15, to 1,873, following intensive care wards (ICUs) consistently hitting months-high numbers of COVID-19 patients.
The seven deaths represent the second-highest COVID-19 death count for a single day since May, after nine such deaths recorded on September 10. Two of the deaths were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, while three of them were in the Interior Health region, and the remaining two were in the Island Health region.
In the past two weeks, there have been 55 COVID-19 deaths in the province.
While health outcomes are worse for older British Columbians, it has been younger residents who have been responsible for most of the recent infections.
Here is the age breakdown of the 20,740 cases detected in B.C. between Aug.13 and Sept. 14.
• 90-99 - 125
• 80-89 - 290
• 70-79 - 668
• 60-69 - 1,375
• 50-59 - 2,002
• 40-49 - 2,697
• 30-39 - 4,330
• 20-29 - 4,858
• 10-19 - 2,604
• Under 10 - 1,798
• Unknown - 2
During the week of Sept. 7 through 13, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 76.5% of new cases. Between Aug. 31 and Sept.13, not fully vaccinated individuals accounted for 87.3% of hospitalizations, government data show.
This indicates that a small fraction of the population is responsible for the vast majority of new cases and hospitalizations.
The 4,935 cases in the week ended Sept.13 included:
• 3,375 (68.4%) unvaccinated
• 400 (8.1%) partially vaccinated
• 1,160 (23.5%) fully vaccinated
Of the 387 hospitalizations in the two weeks ended Sept. 13, there were:
• 316 not vaccinated (81.7%)
• 22 partially vaccinated (5.7%)
• 49 fully vaccinated (12.7%)
In other data, Burnaby's latest regional numbers for Sept. 7 to Sept. 13, 2021, are as follows. Case rates are new cases per 100,000 people by local health area and community health service area.
BURNABY NORTHWEST
- Case rate: 8
- Positivity rate: 3%
- Vaccination coverage (first dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 91%
- Vaccination coverage (second dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 85%
BURNABY NORTHEAST
- Case rate: 7
- Positivity rate: 3%
- Vaccination coverage (first dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 90%
- Vaccination coverage (second dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 83%
BURNABY SOUTHWEST
- Case rate: 10
- Positivity rate: 1%
- Vaccination coverage (first dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 88%
- Vaccination coverage (second dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 82%
BURNABY SOUTHEAST
- Case rate: 12
- Positivity rate: 6%
- Vaccination coverage (first dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 87%
- Vaccination coverage (second dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 81%
- With files from Glen Korstrom, Business In Vancouver
