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The number of patients in B.C. hospitals with COVID-19 dropped to a new low for the year in the latest weekly update from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.
The BCCDC reports 112 test-positive patients in provincial hospitals as of Thursday, a decrease of 29 – or more than 20 per cent – since this time last week.
The number of patients in hospital with COVID-19 in B.C. in published reports from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control in 2024 is shown. (CTV News)
The previous low for 2024 came at the start of this month, when there were 132 people reported in hospital with COVID in B.C.
The last time the BCCDC reported a hospitalized population lower than the total reported Thursday was last August, when there were just 76 people in provincial hospitals with the disease.
Thursday’s total is a notable contrast to the number of patients reported …
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