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Data shows roughly 185 COVID-19 cases discovered in Burnaby Hospital since start of pandemic

Total death count unknown
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New data from the BC Centre for Disease Control shows the severity of COVID-19 cases caught in Burnaby Hospital since the start of the pandemic. 

An Acute Care Outbreaks report, with the data up until Nov. 12, 2021, shows there have been more than 185 cases contracted in the hospital due to outbreaks at the facility. 

The total death total is currently unknown. Only two outbreaks recorded at the hospital officially have "0" under its death column. 

In instances where there were under five infected or died, the numbers are "suppressed" and indicated by an "X" to reduce the risk of re-identification. 

The list of outbreaks at the hospital are as follows: 

  • Burnaby Hospital
    • Outbreak declared on Nov. 9, 2020
    • Outbreak declared over on Dec. 3, 2020
    • Total of 27 cases involving 17 patients/residents and 10 staff
  • Burnaby Hospital 
    • Outbreak declared on Nov. 19, 2020
    • Outbreak declared over on Dec. 10, 2020
    • Total of seven cases (not broken down among patients/staff)
  • Burnaby Hospital
    • Outbreak declared on Dec. 13, 2020
    • Outbreak declared over on Jan. 5, 2021
    • Total of 13 cases involving nine patients/residents and four staff
  • Burnaby Hospital
    • Outbreak declared on Nov. 16, 2020
    • Outbreak declared over on Dec. 7, 2020
    • Total of 24 cases involving 15 patients/residents and nine staff
  • Burnaby hospital
    • Outbreak declared on Nov. 17, 2021
    • Outbreak declared over on Dec. 10, 2021
    • Total of 10 cases involving six patients/residents and four staff
  • Burnaby Hospital
    • Outbreak declared on Jan. 15, 2021
    • Outbreak declared  over on Jan. 29, 2021
    • Total of 13 cases involving six patients/residents and seven staff
  • Burnaby Hospital
    • Outbreak declared on Dec. 22, 2020
    • Outbreak declared over on Jan. 19, 2021
    • Total of 12 cases involving 12 patients/residents
  • Burnaby Hospital
    • Outbreak declared on Jan. 2, 2021
    • Outbreak declared over on Feb. 2, 2021
    • Total of 25 cases involving 21 patients and four staff
  • Burnaby Hospital
    • Outbreak declared on Nov. 17, 2020
    • Outbreak declared over on Dec. 8, 2020
    • Total of 26 cases involving 13 patients/residents and nine staff
    • Thirteen deaths recorded
  • Burnaby Hospital
    • Outbreak declared on Dec. 18, 2021
    • Outbreak declared over on Jan. 7, 2021
    • Total of 21 cases involving 15 patients/residents and six staff
    • Six deaths recorded among patients/residents
  • Burnaby Hospital
    • Outbreak declared on Oct. 6, 2020
    • Outbreak declared over on Oct. 26, 2021
    • Total of seven cases recorded (not broken down among patients/staff)
  • Burnaby Hospital
    • Outbreak declared on Nov. 15, 2021
    • Outbreak declared over on Dec. 1, 2021
    • Case count total not included in report
  • Burnaby Hospital
    • Outbreak declared on Nov. 17, 2020
    • Outbreak declared over on Dec. 9, 2020
    • Case count total not included in report

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The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) says cases in the report include lab-confirmed, lab-probable and epi-linked cases. 

Residents of other Canadian provinces/territories are reported by their provinces/territories of residence

Officials also say the data released in a snapshot in time and minor differences will happen and be noted when comparing reported up to Nov. 12 to previous reports.