B.C. COVID-19 update: 11 more deaths as hospitalizations continue to decline

Eleven more deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 in B.C. over the last 24 hours, as hospitalizations related to the disease continue to decline.

Eleven more deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 in B.C. over the last 24 hours, as hospitalizations related to the disease continue to decline.

The Ministry of Health announced the latest numbers in a written statement Wednesday afternoon, saying 762 COVID-19-positive patients remain in hospitals across the province.

That total includes both people whose illness is severe enough to require hospitalization and those who were admitted to hospital for other reasons and tested positive incidentally.

There were 121 coronavirus patients in B.C. intensive care units as of Wednesday.

The latest deaths bring the province's total pandemic death toll to 2,777. Five of the deaths reported Wednesday happened in Fraser Health, three were in Island Health, two were in Northern Health and one was in Interior Health.

The ministry doesn't report the vaccination status of COVID-19 patients who die on a daily basis. However, data on deaths by vaccination status can be found on the B.C. Centre for Disease Control's COVID-19 Surveillance Dashboard. 

The latest data indicates that unvaccinated people accounted for a disproportionate share of COVID-19-related deaths between Jan. 15 and Feb. 11, relative to their share of the population.