This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.People living in neighbourhoods in northwest Surrey are experiencing the highest COVID-19 case counts in British Columbia, with testing positivity rates extraordinarily high as well. But despite that, newly released data shows that vaccination rates in those neighbourhoods areThe data is routinely collected by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, but unlike in Alberta and Ontario, B.C.
But the rate of infection is actually worse, the data show, because cases are clustered in northwest Surrey’s neighbourhoods, which census data show include a high proportion of workers in low-paying, front-facing jobs – sales and service, trades, and transport operators – who are more vulnerable to exposure to the coronavirus. Many do not have sick pay, making it difficult to stay home if they feel unwell.
``We have seen repeatedly that there are people who are stigmatized, who have COVID, and we only need to look at the anti-Asian racism that we’re seeing, the anti-Indigenous racism that we’re seeing. So it is about finding that balance and doing the best with the data that we have.’'In Alberta, which has the highest COVID-19 infection rates in North America and among the highest in the world, the government changed course this week and imposed severe public-health measures.
With, the combination of COVID-19 patients and other patients who also end up in the ICU, the province is well above what its maximum intensive-care capacity was before the pandemic. Health officials have spent the previous year adding more beds. They say they can stretch that to 425. Although even that number would cause serious disruptions across the health care system.
Alberta COVID19 hospital 's, ICU 's & deaths have remained stable during past week and very similar to BC's! Hospitals in Alberta are not struggling! Also, Alberta does 19K tests daily, with a positivity rate of 10%. BC does 9K & has transparency issues!
Canada would NOT be HERE if we had had lots of Vaccines Early on. Trudeau doubled down on the Chinese vaccine until late in the ordering process.(Aug/sept) THAT is WHY we are in a 3rd wave & dying. Canadians MUST remember this. TrudeauFailedCanada TrudeauVaccineFailure