COVID-19 Update
November 4, 2021
Geographic
distribution of
COVID-19 case rates
by local health area
of residence,
Oct 24 to 30, 2021
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Geographic distribution
of COVID-19
cumulative case rate
by local health
area of residence
1 Jan 2020 – 31 Oct 2021
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Geographic
distribution
of COVID-19
vaccinations by
local/community
health area
of residence
Nov 1, 2021
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Geographic distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations and case rates by
local/community health area of residence, Nov 1, 2021
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Daily cases, hospitalizations, and deaths
Jan 1 to Nov 1, 2021
206,284 total cases
11,470 ever hospitalized
2,181 deaths
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Rate of cases and hospitalizations by vaccination status,
July 1 to Nov 1, 2021
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Case incidence, test positivity, and testing rate by HSDA, Jan 1 – Nov 1 2021
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Epidemic curve, COVID-19 cases in BC by health authority,
Jan 1– Nov 1, 2021
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Daily case rate by age Jan 1 to Nov 1, 2021
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Daily case rate by age and vaccination status, July 1 to Nov 1, 2021
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New daily COVID-19 hospitalization counts and rates per 100,000
Jan 1 to Oct 28, 2021
Number of
hospitalizations
Rates per 100,000
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Percentage distribution of cumulative COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations,
ICU admissions and deaths by age, Jan 15, 2020 – Oct 23, 2021
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Vaccination progress in BC over time by age group and dose number
up to November 1, 2021
~90% ~80%
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Over the past month (October 2021), unvaccinated individuals
accounted for 72% of hospitalizations
Deaths continue to occur
primarily among older
individuals (see next slide),
>90% of whom are
vaccinated, which explains
6% the higher relative % of
deaths among the fully
vaccinated
67%
Note: relative size of donuts not to scale
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COVID-19 health outcomes by vaccination status and age, BC, October 2021
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COVID-19
hospitalization
rate by vaccination
status and age,
July 1 – Oct 28, 2021
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After adjusting for age differences, unvaccinated individuals are at much
greater risk of infection, hospitalization, or death from COVID-19
than fully vaccinated individuals
~10x ~50x
~46x
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October 26 to November 1: Pediatric COVID-19 Profile
Age group: 0-4 Age group: 0-4 Age group: 0-4 Age group: 0-4
5,529 total cases 116 ever hospitalized 12 ever in critical care 2 total deaths
148 new this week 1 new this week 0 new this week 0 new this week
Age group: 5-11 Age group: 5-11 Age group: 5-11 Age group: 5-11
14,295 total cases 56 ever hospitalized 4 ever in critical care 0 total deaths
550 new this week 1 new this week 1 new this week 0 new this week
Age group: 12-17 Age group: 12-17 Age group: 12-17 Age group: 12-17
12,399 total cases 49 ever hospitalized 8 ever in critical care 0 total deaths
204 new this week 1 new this week 1 new this week 0 new this week
New hospitalizations and critical care census numbers as of Oct 28 2021
New cases and new deaths are net new as of Nov 1 and Oct 25 2021
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COVID-19 Incidence by Age and Health Authority July 1 to Oct 31, 2021
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Unvaccinated Vaccinated, 2 doses
0 to 11 years
Cases
Pediatric incidence
and hospitalization
rate by age (0-11 Hospitalizations
and 12-17 years) and
vaccination status,
Unvaccinated Vaccinated, 2 doses
July 1- Nov 1, 2021
Cases
12 to 17 years
Cases 0 hospitalizations
among fully
vaccinated youth
Hospitalizations Cases
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Pediatric testing rates, incidence and percent positivity by age, Jan 1- Nov 1, 2021
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Dynamic modelling: recent trends
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Transmission scenarios: October 27 to November 29, 2021
Currently, 𝑅𝑡 for BC is 1.07 (0.98 - 1.19)
Note: Scenarios do not include further public health measures that may be implemented to reduce transmission.
Shading indicates uncertainty due to effectiveness of vaccines, showing 90% and 50% confidence intervals
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Medium-range scenario compared to no vaccine
No vaccination Rt=3.43
Projected vaccination
Medium range Rt=1.07
Note: Scenarios do not include further public health measures that may be implemented to reduce transmission.
Shading indicates uncertainty due to effectiveness of vaccines, showing 90% and 50% confidence intervals
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COVID-19 Update
November 4, 2021
