BCCDC

• COVID-19 down, influenza up, B.C. health officials report

  New data suggest that COVID-19 activity in British Columbia is trending downward, while influenza and RSV are on the rise.

  Health

  Nov 17, 2023
  
• COVID-19 numbers spike in B.C. but no more cases of new variant detected

  The BCCDC said that 447 people tested positive in tests funded by the province's medical services plan in the week ending Sept. 2.

  Health

  Sep 10, 2023
  
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• Wash your fruits and veggies: B.C. experiences Cyclospora infection outbreak

  Impacted vegetables could include broccoli, lettuce, cabbage, celery, peas, snap peas, cucumbers, carrots, and green onions, which have all been previously linked to Cyclospora.

  Health

  Aug 4, 2023
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• Grocery prices making healthy food unaffordable for B.C. families, report says

  Average monthly costs in 2022 in the five regional health authorities ranged from $1,193 in Fraser Health to $1,366 in Island Health. 

  Health

  May 25, 2023
• Early results show flu vaccine more than 50% effective: BCCDC

  The BCCDC says this year's vaccine appears to cut the risk of medically attended influenza-like illness by more than half, with an estimated vaccine effectiveness of 55 per cent.

  Health

  Dec 23, 2022
• No new pediatric flu deaths in B.C. this week, BCCDC says

  Visits to health-care practitioners for respiratory illnesses have finally begun to "stabilize at elevated levels" after increasing steadily since September, the BCCDC says.

  Health

  Dec 15, 2022
• Changes to B.C.’s self-isolation requirements drawing mixed reviews

  The BCCDC is still recommending people with symptoms stay home as much as possible until those symptoms improve.

  Health

  Nov 20, 2022
• New toxic drug alert text system for Fraser Health and Interior Health areas

  The new Toxic Drug and Health Alerts System is “rolling out across the province to help prevent toxic drug poisonings and overdose deaths," according to the BCCDC.

  Health

  Oct 20, 2022
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• BCCDC launches new platform for data on respiratory diseases

  Weekly dashboard data for the COVID-19 pandemic has a new home on the BC Center for Disease Control's website.

  Health

  Oct 14, 2022
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• COVID-19: Hospitalization down in B.C. while weekly critical care admissions rise

  Between Sept. 4 and 10, another 142 patients in hospitals tested positive for the virus, down from 180 in the previous reporting period.

  Health

  Sep 15, 2022