COVID-19 posted Dec 10, 2020 @ 06:30pm by Dylan McCullough

BC to start posting area specific COVID-19 data

BC has announced a big change in the way it organizes COVID-19 data such as daily case counts and deaths.

On Thursday, Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed that the BCCDC will begin updating a Local Health Area (LHA) map each week.

Data had previously been organized according to health authority, some of which span great distances like the Interior Health region.

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The BCCDC will also begin posting a seven day rolling average on their site.

“This average gives a better picture of the general trends instead of big peaks and valleys that can occur when cases are added to the public health databases we maintain,” said Interior Health in a release.

BC reported an all time daily high of 28 deaths on Thursday, along with 723 new COVID-19 cases.

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