Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Prince Rupert case count for COVID spikes to 106 with this weeks data release from BC CDC


The latest date of COVID cases by local area 
over the last seven days from the BC CDC

Prince Rupert remains the regional hot spot for COVID for another week  with the latest data from the BC CDC marking the significant shift in the evolution of the coronavirus in the Northwest over the last month. 

With today's release of information,  Prince Rupert retains its position once again as the community with the most reported cases of COVID in a one week period,  a placement that spikes upwards from last weeks report of 73 cases and doubles the reports for this week from Terrace

Prince Rupert's totals for the week of February 28 to March 6 are listed at 106 reported positive cases of the coronavirus,  an increase of 33 from the week before and a trend that clearly contributed to the decision to embark on the large scale community wide vaccination program set to start next week.

It marks the  fourth week in a row that Prince Rupert has outpaced the Skeena Valley City for the location with the most cases per week to report. 

For one positive note from the last week, the case count for Haida Gwaii has declined significantly over the last seven days.

The BC Centre for Disease Conrol shares data on a weekly basis culled from Local Health Authority reports, the other areas of the Northwest outside of Prince Rupert and Terrace continued to show varied levels from region to region.

Across the remainder of the Northwest, the cases reported from  February 28 to March 6 were as follows.

Terrace -- 53
Upper Skeena  -- 18
Kitimat -- 14
Haida Gwaii -- 11
Nisga'a Region -- 6 
Smithers -- 4
Nechako -- 1 
Bella Coola Valley -- 1


The Burns Lake, Central Coast and Snow Country-Stikine-Telegraph Creek areas both reported no cases this week from the data review. 

Other charts and information from the BC CDC can be explored here.

You can review the latest information from the Public Health office Doctor Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix here.  


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