Coronavirus: Case loads in Burnaby drop during latest seven day reporting period

COVID-19 infections drop 28% in Burnaby in latest report

Surrey once again hot spot of Lower Mainland

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COVID-19 vaccinations in B.C. are declining as infections soar. Fraser Health

Burnaby has seen a drop in COVID-19 cases after multiple weeks of increases.

According to the latest Geographic Distribution of COVID-19 by Local Health Area of Case Residence, Burnaby recorded 115 new infections from Aug. 22 to 28, 2021.

The 115 cases are a 28% decrease from the previous reporting period where Burnaby saw 158 cases from Aug. 15 to 21, 2021.

The data is released by the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC).

Updated modelling presented by Dr. Bonnie Henry on Tuesday (Aug. 31) showed the unvaccinated are:

• 12 times more likely to contract COVID-19 than those who have had two vaccine doses
• 34 times more likely to land in hospital with COVID-19 than those who have had two vaccine doses
• Eight times more likely to die from COVID-19 than those who have had two vaccine doses

The other key lesson in new government data is that older people continue to be more susceptible to serious bouts of COVID-19, and to die from the illness. The 80-to-90 age group saw 11 deaths between July 30 and August 26. The second highest age group for deaths was for those aged between 70 and 79 years, which had seven deaths.

Data from July 30 through August 26 also showed that among people who were younger than 60 years old, no one who was fully vaccinated died from COVID-19. In contrast, among the partially vaccinated, there was one person younger than 60 years old who died from COVID-19 in that time period. That person was in the 40-to-49 age group.

Despite these heightened calls for people to get vaccinated, vaccinations have declined considerably. Part of the reason is that the vast majority of British Columbians are already fully vaccinated. Another is that large vaccination clinics, such as the one at the Vancouver Convention Centre, have closed. Smaller pop-up vaccination centres are increasingly being used.

In other data, Burnaby's latest regional numbers for Aug. 24 to 30, 2021, are as follows. Case rates are new cases per 100,000 people by local health area and community health service area.

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