Burnaby continues to see high case rates and steady positivity numbers as COVID-19 infections continue to put a strain on the B.C. health-care system.
According to the updated COVID-19 Surveillance Dashboard from Sept. 7 to 13, numbers remain high and rising as officials continue to plead with residents to get vaccinated.
The data is released by the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC).
Data continues to show that B.C.'s fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is fuelled by unvaccinated individuals.
The overall number of COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals has been rising in recent weeks, with 288 now known to be in those facilities with the disease – the highest number since May 28. Of those 140 are in intensive care units (ICUs) as of yesterday (Sept. 15).
The number of people in B.C. ICUs has risen in each of the past 13 data updates, and is the highest that it has been since May 14, when there were 141 people in those wards.
After factoring for age, people not vaccinated are 34.2 times more likely to be hospitalized than those fully vaccinated, according to the province.
Of the 348 hospitalizations in the two weeks ended September 9, there were:
• 282 not vaccinated (81%)
• 18 partially vaccinated (5.2%)
• 48 fully vaccinated (13.8%)
he unvaccinated have also been racking up greater numbers of new infections than those who have had one or two doses of vaccine.
Data show that of the 4,779 cases detected in the week ended September 9:
• 3,305 (69.2%) were unvaccinated
• 411 (8.6%) were partially vaccinated
• 1,063 (22.2%) were fully vaccinated
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
