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Here is your daily update with everything you need to know about the novel coronavirus situation in British Columbia for January 29-30, 2022.

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We’ll provide summaries of what’s happening in British Columbia here so you can get the latest news at a glance. This page will be updated regularly throughout the day, with developments added as we go.

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BC COVID-19 CASE NUMBERS

According to the latest figures given on January 28:

• Total number of confirmed cases: 320,540 (30,012 active)
• New cases: 1,634
• Total number of deaths: 2,597 (nine new deaths)
• Hospitalized cases: 990
• Intensive care: 141
• Total number of vaccinations: 4,474,039 received the first dose (89.8% of the 5+ eligible population); 4,174,992 second doses (83.8%); 2,031,592 third doses (47% of adults)
• Recovered from an acute infection: 286,134
• Long-term care homes and assisted living facilities, and acute care facilities currently affected: 58

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IN DEPTH : Here are all the cases in British Columbia of the new coronavirus in 2021 | in 2020

BC GUIDES AND LINKS

• COVID-19: British Columbia’s vaccine passport is here and here’s how it works

• COVID-19: Fear of needles? Here’s how to overcome your fear and get vaccinated

• COVID-19: Here’s where to get tested in Metro Vancouver

• British Columbia COVID-19 Symptom Self-Assessment Tool

LATEST NEWS on COVID-19 in British Columbia

Trudeau moved due to security concerns raised during anti-vaccine warrant convoy

CBC reported that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hunkered down in an undisclosed location due to security concerns. His itinerary for today is more vague than usual. It simply lists its location as the National Capital Region, which includes Gatineau. Trudeau self-isolated after being exposed to COVID by one of his children, but has since tested negative.

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The Prime Minister’s Office said Saturday morning: ‘The Prime Minister continues to self-isolate in the National Capital Region and work remotely. We consulted Ottawa Public Health on appropriate protocols. As always, we do not comment on security issues.

Read live convoy updates HERE.

Hospitalizations hit record high, nine more deaths

The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in British Columbia has reached an all-time high.

On Friday, health officials said 990 people were hospitalized with COVID-19, 13 more than the previous day and the highest since the pandemic began two years ago. The figure includes patients who were admitted to hospital for other reasons but tested positive for the virus.

At 141, the number of COVID patients in intensive care remains unchanged from Thursday.

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Health officials also reported 2,137 new cases, bringing the total to 321,043.

Fraser Health has the highest number of new infections, at 740, followed by Interior Health (569), Vancouver Coastal Health (394), Island Health (264) and Northern Health (170).

Nine more people have died, bringing the death toll in British Columbia from COVID-19 to 2,597.

—Cheryl Chan

Some fear super-spreader events as youth sports tournaments get green light in British Columbia

Some parents and teachers in British Columbia are opposing a public health directive that will allow youth sports tournaments to resume on February 1.

They say youth sports have been a vector for transmission of COVID-19 since they resumed last fall and they believe tournaments could lead to superspreader events.

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But schools and youth sports organizations say their track record suggests otherwise.

Parents like Kathy Marliss, co-founder of BC School COVID Tracker, said schools have done little to reduce the risk of transmission at sporting events.

Read the full story here.

—Lisa Cordasco

BC health officials roll eyes over restrictions by mid-February if Omicron’s downward trend continues

If the current downward trend in COVID-19 cases continues, restrictions could be lifted by mid-February in time for the Family Day long weekend, the health worker said on Friday. provincial, Dr. Bonnie Henry.

The most recent provincial health orders that impose restrictions on indoor social gatherings, including bans on organized gatherings such as weddings and funeral receptions, will be reviewed on February 15.

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The restrictions also reduced the capacity of concert and sporting event venues to 50%, closed nightclubs and bars and imposed stricter rules in restaurants.

Personal gatherings inside households or holiday accommodation are limited to those of the household plus 10 visitors or one other household.

“We are seeing the spike, I hope, in our hospitals right now. There is pressure on our hospitals. We don’t expect to see the census (numbers) drop for some time. But we’re also at a point where a lot of things in the community are changing and people have an immunity level because we’ve increased the booster doses (vaccines),” Henry said.

Read the full story here.

—Gordon Hoekstra

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BC VACCINE TRACKING

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WHAT HAPPENS IN CANADA

LOCAL RESOURCES for COVID-19 information

Here are a number of information and landing pages for COVID-19 from various health and government agencies.

• British Columbia COVID-19 Symptom Self-Assessment Tool

• Vancouver Coastal Health – Information on Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

• HealthLink BC – Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information Page

• BC Center for Disease Control – Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• Government of Canada – Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Outbreak update

• World Health Organization – Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak

–with files from The Canadian Press