Hospitalizations down in British Columbia, but seven more deaths from COVID-19
Mar 17, 2022 | 4:07 PM
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VICTORIA — Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continued to drop in B.C. on Thursday, but seven more people have died of the illness.
The Health Ministry says the death toll stands at 2,960 since the start of the pandemic.
It also says 298 people were in hospital, with 49 of them in intensive care.
The ministry says in a statement that during the first two weeks of the month, people who were not fully vaccinated accounted for 27.6 per cent of hospitalizations.
