COVID update for Jan. 12-18: B.C. CDC says 25 patients in critical care, 28 deaths over seven days | Provinces look to cleanse storerooms of expired hand sanitizer
Here’s your update with everything you need to know about the COVID situation in B.C. and around the world for the week of Jan. 12-18. This page will be updated with the latest COVID news and related research developments daily throughout the week, so be sure to check back often.
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Here are the latest weekly B.C. figures given on Jan. 12:
• Hospitalized cases: 302 (down 54)
• Intensive care: 25 (stayed the same)
• New cases: 661 over seven days
• Total number of confirmed cases: 393,804
• Total deaths over seven days: 28 (total 4,961)
Read the full report here | Next update: Jan. 12
