The B.C. Centre for Disease Control released a report with detailed statistics on the COVID-19 pandemic in B.C. on Thursday. The following information comes from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry's daily public reports.
COVID-19 in the north
The following are the statistics on the COVID-19 pandemic in the Northern Health region as of April 9. Provincial statistics are listed in brackets.
First case reported: March 16 (Jan. 28)
Total confirmed cases: 24 (1,370)
New cases on April 9: 1 (34)
Currently hospitalized: 5 (132)
Currently in critical care: 3 (67)
Fatalities: 0 (50, four per cent of cases)
Recovered: 12, 50 per cent (858, 63 per cent)
Ever hospitalized: 7, 29 per cent (317, 23 per cent)
Number of people tested: Unavailable (53,505, 2.56 per cent positive)
Median age of all patients: 51 years (54 years)
Median age of hospitalized patients: 47 years (68 years)
Median age of fatalities: N/A (86 years, range is 47 to 100 years)
Female patients: 15, 62.5 per cent (734, 55 per cent)
Symptoms
The following symptoms were reported by 767 confirmed COVID-19 patients across B.C. between January and the end of March.
Cough: 86 per cent
Fever: 70 per cent
Chills: 68 per cent
Headache: 66 per cent
Weakness: 63 per cent
Muscle pain: 60 per cent
Sore throat: 48 per cent
Shortness of breath/difficulty breathing: 47 per cent
Joint pain: 47 per cent
Runny nose: 45 per cent
Diarrhea: 38 per cent
Nausea: 36 per cent
Irritability: 14 per cent
Rapid breathing: 13 per cent
Vomiting: 13 per cent
Irritated eyes: 10 per cent
Low blood pressure: 10 per cent
Confusion: nine per cent
Acute respiratory distress syndrome: six per cent
Risk factors
Men, people 50 years old and older, and people with at least one chronic health condition are most at risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control. Chronic conditions considered risk factors include cancer, heart disease, diabetes, liver disease, lung disease, renal disease, neurological disorders and neuromuscular disorders.
