Although small, Burnaby still saw a drop in new COVID-19 infections, government data says.
The BC Centre for Disease Control's (BCCDC) Graphic Distribution of COVID-19 by Local Health Area of Case Residence says Burnaby saw 23 cases from Aug. 21 to 27.
The city recorded 24 cases from Aug. 14 to 20.
Provincially, tracking the COVID-19 pandemic in B.C. showed that the disease has waned as summer weather encourages people to get outside.
The government's data has shown to be unreliable, but trends indicate that the disease is less prevalent than it was in the spring.
One new weapon in the province's arsenal in attacking disease spread is Moderna's vaccine that targets both COVID-19 and its Omicron strain. Health Canada approved that vaccine for use earlier today.
The number of those who have tested positive for the virus and are in B.C. hospitals has fallen to 306 as of today, according to the government. That's the lowest that figure has been since June 30, when there were 273 such people identified. One week ago, the government data said 331 British Columbians were in hospitals with the virus.
Of those now in hospital with the virus, 25 are in intensive care units (ICUs), down from 29 one week ago.
People are still dying while infected at a level higher than earlier this summer.
In the week up to August 27, 33 people are said to have died while infected. That is the same number as the week that ended August 20, which was a 10-week high.
The government said today that 651 new infections were detected in the week ended August 27 – down by 86 from the 737 known new infections in the week ended August 20.
- with files from Glen Korstrom, Business In Vancouver
