BC COVID Forecast
Dec 21, 2024-Jan 3, 2025
BRITISH COLUMBIA HIGH (decreasing)
Estimated infections this week: 44,100-45,300
About 1 in every 125 people infected
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~6X higher
-Long COVID ~6X higher
-Hospitalizations ~8X higher
-Deaths ~6X higher
BC Covid19 Hazard Index
Dec 2 - 15, 2023
SEVERE: 13.6 (no change)
About 1 of every 70 people is infected ~48,600 - 57,800 infections this week
EVERYONE:
-UPDATE vaccines
-WEAR N95-type masks
-AVOID indoor social gatherings
-AVOID crowded non-essential places
If you ARE HIGH RISK:
ALSO AVOID outdoor social gatherings
https://lookerstudio.google.com/.../42b.../page/p_63p3qahj7c
Canadian COVID Forecast
Nov 4 - 17, 2023
BRITISH COLUMBIA
SEVERE: 15.3 (no change)
About 1 of every 24 people is infected ~125,700 - 173,600 infections this week
HOW TO HELP EVERYONE:
* UPDATE vaccines
* WEAR N95-type masks
* AVOID indoor social gatherings
* AVOID crowded non-essential places
If you ARE HIGH RISK:
ALSO AVOID outdoor social gatherings
www.covid19resources.ca
Canadian COVID Forecast:
Oct 21-Nov 3, 2023
About 1 in 19 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK
VERY HIGH: none
HIGH: none
ELEVATED: none
MODERATE: none
LOW: none
Event Organizers: Enabling legislation for the BC provincial COVID-19 liability amnesty was revoked in 2022, and most liability insurance has been updated to exclude liability arising from COVID-19 transmission.
BC Covid19 Hazard Index
About 1 of every 14 people is infected ~240,300 - 331,800 infections this week
Higher than lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Wastewater, infections
SEVERE 25.0X higher
Long COVID estimate
SEVERE 20. 3X higher
Hospitalizations, ICU
SEVERE 15.9X higher
Deaths
SEVERE 25.0X higher
HOW TO HELP EVERYONE:
-UPDATE vaccines
-WEAR N95-type masks
-AVOID indoor social gatherings
-AVOID crowded, non-essential places
Updated BC Hazard Index
Transmission is aerosol.
Respirators protect from exposure to biological aerosols, including viruses and bacteria.
Surgical/medical masks are a barrier to fluids, such as splashes, droplets, and sprays of bodily fluids.
Just to add a little context, this was released around the same time I wrote this post, current Covid-19 Hazard Index - it's a dramatic shift in the bad direction - link to the data sources here as well - index for August 12-25, 2023 for all of Canada.
#COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsNotMild #MasksWork #HazardIndex #KnowTheRisk
COVID 19 RESOURSES • NOV 30, 2022
Canadian COVID Index
@MoriartyLab
SEVERE: PEI
VERY HIGH: AB, BC, MB, North, SK
HIGH: CAN, NB, NL, NS, ON, QC
Zoomers of the Sunshine Coast 🇨🇦
Patrick