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COVID-19 case, positivity rates decrease in all four Burnaby quadrants

Hospitalizations across the province continue to rise
Jess Balzer
Jess Balzer
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A vaccination centre in Fraser Health accepts walk-in traffic.Chung Chow

There's some encouraging news in Burnaby's COVID-19 fight. 

According to the COVID-19 Surveillance Dashboard, case rates and positivity rates in all four of Burnaby's quadrants decreased from Oct. 22 to 28. 

The data is released by the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC). 

COVID-19 infections serious enough to require hospital care keep rising in B.C. even as the number of new infections has been trending lower. 

There are now 445 COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals, which is more people than at any time since May 7, nearly six months ago. Of those, 137 are in intensive care units (ICUs). 

Deaths continue to increase, with five additional COVID-19 fatalities in the past 24 hours. 

The new deaths included one in Interior Health, and four in Northern Health.

Health Minister Adrian Dix tweeted that 117 of the 137 people now in ICUs are unvaccinated, four are partially vaccinated, and the remaining 16 are fully vaccinated. Only two of those in ICU who are aged younger than 60 years are fully vaccinated, whereas 63 are unvaccinated and one is partially vaccinated. 

Case rates are new cases per 100,000 people by local health area and community health service area.

BURNABY NORTHWEST

  • Case rate: 4
  • Positivity rate: 2%
  • Vaccination coverage (first dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 95%
  • Vaccination coverage (second dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 91%

BURNABY NORTHEAST

  • Case rate: 6
  • Positivity rate: 2%
  • Vaccination coverage (first dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 94%
  • Vaccination coverage (second dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 90%

BURNABY SOUTHWEST

  • Case rate: 3
  • Positivity rate: 1%
  • Vaccination coverage (first dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 92%
  • Vaccination coverage (second dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 88%

BURNABY SOUTHEAST

  • Case rate: 7 
  • 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: 87%

- With files from Glen Korstrom, Business In Vancouver