The B.C. COVID-19 Dashboard has been retired and will no longer be updated.Purpose: These data can be used for visual or reference purposes.British Columbia COVID-19 B.C. & Canadian Testing Rates are obtained from the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Daily Epidemiologic Update site: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection.html.These data were made specifically for the British Columbia COVID-19 Dashboard.

Terms of use, disclaimer and limitation of liabilityAlthough every effort has been made to provide accurate information, the Province of British Columbia, including the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, the Provincial Health Services Authority and the British Columbia Ministry of Health makes no representation or warranties regarding the accuracy of the information in the dashboard and the associated data, nor will it accept responsibility for errors or omissions. Data may not reflect the current situation, and therefore should only be used for reference purposes. Access to and/or content of these data and associated data may be suspended, discontinued, or altered, in part or in whole, at any time, for any reason, with or without prior notice, at the discretion of the Province of British Columbia.Anyone using this information does so at his or her own risk, and by using such information agrees to indemnify the Province of British Columbia, including the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, the Provincial Health Services Authority and the British Columbia Ministry of Health and its content providers from any and all liability, loss, injury, damages, costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) arising from such person’s use of the information on this website.Dashboard Updates - GeneralData are updated up to the previous Saturday. Weekly metrics reflect the latest full week, Sunday to Saturday. The “Currently Hospitalized” and “Currently in Critical Care” reflect daily volumes on the Thursday.Data Notes - GeneralThe following data notes define the indicators presented on the public dashboard and describe the data sources involved. Data changes as new cases are identified, characteristics of reported cases change or are updated, and data corrections are made. Specific values may therefore fluctuate in response to underlying system changes. As such, case, hospitalization, deaths, testing and vaccination counts and rates may not be directly comparable to previously published reports. For the latest caveats about the data, please refer to the most recent BCCDC Surveillance Report located at: www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/dataData SourcesLaboratory data are supplied by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) Public Health Laboratory; tests performed for other provinces have been excluded. See “Data Over Time” for more information on changes to the case definition.Total COVID-19 cases include lab-confirmed, lab-probable and epi-linked cases. Case definitions can be found at: https://www.bccdc.ca/health-professionals/clinical-resources/case-definitions/covid-19-(novel-coronavirus). Currently hospitalized and critical care hospitalizations data are received from Provincial COVID-19 Monitoring Solution, Provincial Health Services Authority. See “Data Over Time” for more information on previous data sources.Vaccine data are received from the B.C. Ministry of Health.Mortality data are received from Vital Statistics, B.C. Ministry of Health. See Data Over Time for more information on precious data sources.Laboratory data is supplied by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory and the Provincial Lab Information Solution (PLIS); tests performed for other provinces have been excluded.Critical care hospitalizations are provided by the health authorities to PHSA on a daily basis. BCCDC/PHSA/B.C. Ministry of Health data sources are available at the links below:Cases Totals (spatial)Case DetailsLaboratory Testing InformationRegional Summary DataData Over TimeThe number of laboratory tests performed and positivity rate over time are reported by the date of test result. See “Laboratory Indicators” section for more details.Laboratory confirmed cases are reported based on the client's first positive lab result.As of April 2, 2022, cases include laboratory-diagnosed cases (confirmed and probable) funded under Medical Services Plan.From January 7, 2021 to April 1, 2022, cases included those reported by the health authorities and those with positive laboratory results reported to the BCCDC. The number of cases over time is reported by the result date of the client's first positive lab result where available; otherwise by the date they are reported to public health. Prior to April 2, 2022, total COVID-19 cases included laboratory-diagnosed cases (confirmed and probable) as well as epi-linked cases. Prior to June 4, 2020, the total number of cases included only laboratory-diagnosed cases.As of January 14, 2022, the data source for "Currently Hospitalized" has changed to better reflect hospital capacity. Comparisons to numbers before this date should not be made.As of April 2, 2022, death is defined as an individual who has died from any cause, within 30 days of a first COVID-19 positive lab result date. Prior to April 22, 2022, death information was collected by Regional Health Authorities and defined as any death related to COVID-19. Comparisons between these time periods are not advised.Epidemiologic Indicators"Currently Hospitalized" is the number of people who test positive for COVID-19 through hospital screening practices, regardless of the reason for admission, as recorded in PCMS on the day the dashboard is refreshed. It is reported by the hospital in which the patient is hospitalized, rather than the patient's health authority of residence.Critical care values (intensive care units, high acuity units, and other critical care surge beds) include individuals who test positive for COVID-19 and are in critical care, as recorded in PCMS.The 7-day moving average is an average daily value over the 7 days up to and including the selected date. The 7-day window moved - or changes - with each new day of data. It is used to smooth new daily case and death counts or rates to mitigate the impact of short-term fluctuations and to more clearly identify the most recent trend over time.The following epidemiological indicators are included in the provincial case data file:Date: date of the client's first positive lab result.HA: health authority assigned to the caseSex: the sex of the clientAge_Group: the age group of the clientClassification_Reported: whether the case has been lab-diagnosed or is epidemiologically linked to another caseThe following epidemiological indicators are included in the regional summary data file:Cases_Reported: the number of cases for the health authority (HA) and health service delivery area (HSDA)Cases_Reported_Smoothed: Seven day moving average for reported casesLaboratory IndicatorsTests represent the number of all COVID-19 tests reported to the BCCDC Public Helath Laboratory since testing began mid-January 2020. Only tests for residents of B.C. are included.COVID-19 positivity rate is calculated for each day as the ratio of 7-day rolling average of number of positive specimens to 7-day rolling average of the total number of specimens tested (positive, negative, indeterminate and invalid). A 7-day rolling average applied to all testing data corrects for uneven data release patterns while accurately representing the provincial positivity trends. It avoids misleading daily peaks and valleys due to varying capacities and reporting cadences.Turn-around time is calculated as the daily average time (in hours) between specimen collection and report of a test result. Turn-around time includes the time to ship specimens to the lab; patients who live farther away are expected to have slightly longer average turn around times.The rate of COVID-19 testing per million population is defined as the cumulative number of people tested for COVID-19/B.C. population x 1,000,000. B.C. Please note: the same person may be tested multiple times, thus it is not possible to derive this rate directly from the number of cumulative tests reported on the B.C. COVID-19 Dashboard.Testing context: COVID-19 diagnostic testing and laboratory test guidelines have changed in British Columbia over time. B.C.'s testing strategy has been characterized by four phases: 1) Exposure-based testing (start of pandemic), 2) Targeted testing (March 16, 2020), 3) Expanded testing (April 9, 2020), 4) Symptom-based testing (April 21, 2020), and 5) Symptom-based testing for targeted populations (a-are at risk of more severe disease and/or b-live or work in high-risk settings such as healthcare workers) and Rapid Antigen Tests deployment (January 18, 2022). Due to changes in testing strategies in BC in 2022, focusing on targeted higher risk populations, current case counts are an underestimate of the true number of COVID-19 cases in BC and may not be representative of the situation in the community.
The following laboratory indicators are included in the provincial laboratory data file:New_Tests: the number of new COVID-19 testsTotal_Tests: the total number of COVID-19 testsPositivity: the positivity rate for COVID-19 testsTurn_Around: the turnaround time for COVID-19 testsBC Testing Rate: Total PCR + POC tests per day (excluding POC that were confirmed by PCR within 7 days) / Population using BC Stats PEOPLE2021 population projections for the year 2022 * 100,000.Health Authority AssignmentCases are reported by health authority of residence.As of April 2, 2022, cases are reported based on the address provided at the time of testing; when not available, by location of the provider ordering the lab test.As of April 2, 2022, cases who reported having an address outside of B.C. are not included.Prior to April 2, 2022, when

As of April 15, 2023, there had been over 4.65 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canada. As of this date, the coronavirus had been confirmed in every province and territory, with the province of Ontario having the highest number of confirmed cases.

COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada There have now been seven COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in Canada, the most widely distributed of which is manufactured by Pfizer and BioNTech. Around 63 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine have been distributed across Canada. As of January 1, 2023, around 83 percent of the population in Canada had received at least one COVID-19 vaccination dose.

The B.C. COVID-19 Dashboard has been retired and will no longer be updated.Purpose: These data can be used for visual or reference purposes.British Columbia, Canada COVID-19 Regional Summary Date are from the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Provincial Health Services Authority and the British Columbia Ministry of Health.

These data represent the British Columbia Health Service Delivery Area and Health Authority 7-day Moving Average COVID-19 case data.

These data were made specifically for the British Columbia COVID-19 Dashboard.

Terms of use, disclaimer and limitation of liabilityAlthough every effort has been made to provide accurate information, the Province of British Columbia, including the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, the Provincial Health Services Authority and the British Columbia Ministry of Health makes no representation or warranties regarding the accuracy of the information in the dashboard and the associated data, nor will it accept responsibility for errors or omissions. Data may not reflect the current situation, and therefore should only be used for reference purposes. Access to and/or content of these data and associated data may be suspended, discontinued, or altered, in part or in whole, at any time, for any reason, with or without prior notice, at the discretion of the Province of British Columbia.Anyone using this information does so at his or her own risk, and by using such information agrees to indemnify the Province of British Columbia, including the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, the Provincial Health Services Authority and the British Columbia Ministry of Health and its content providers from any and all liability, loss, injury, damages, costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) arising from such person’s use of the information on this website.Dashboard Updates - GeneralData are updated up to the previous Saturday. Weekly metrics reflect the latest full week, Sunday to Saturday. The “Currently Hospitalized” and “Currently in Critical Care” reflect daily volumes on the Thursday.Data Notes - GeneralThe following data notes define the indicators presented on the public dashboard and describe the data sources involved. Data changes as new cases are identified, characteristics of reported cases change or are updated, and data corrections are made. Specific values may therefore fluctuate in response to underlying system changes. As such, case, hospitalization, deaths, testing and vaccination counts and rates may not be directly comparable to previously published reports. For the latest caveats about the data, please refer to the most recent BCCDC Surveillance Report located at: www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/dataData SourcesLaboratory data are supplied by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) Public Health Laboratory; tests performed for other provinces have been excluded. See “Data Over Time” for more information on changes to the case definition.Total COVID-19 cases include lab-confirmed, lab-probable and epi-linked cases. Case definitions can be found at: https://www.bccdc.ca/health-professionals/clinical-resources/case-definitions/covid-19-(novel-coronavirus). Currently hospitalized and critical care hospitalizations data are received from Provincial COVID-19 Monitoring Solution, Provincial Health Services Authority. See “Data Over Time” for more information on previous data sources.Vaccine data are received from the B.C. Ministry of Health.Mortality data are received from Vital Statistics, B.C. Ministry of Health. See Data Over Time for more information on precious data sources.Laboratory data is supplied by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory and the Provincial Lab Information Solution (PLIS); tests performed for other provinces have been excluded.Critical care hospitalizations are provided by the health authorities to PHSA on a daily basis. BCCDC/PHSA/B.C. Ministry of Health data sources are available at the links below:Cases Totals (spatial)Case DetailsLaboratory Testing InformationRegional Summary DataData Over TimeThe number of laboratory tests performed and positivity rate over time are reported by the date of test result. See “Laboratory Indicators” section for more details.Laboratory confirmed cases are reported based on the client's first positive lab result.As of April 2, 2022, cases include laboratory-diagnosed cases (confirmed and probable) funded under Medical Services Plan.From January 7, 2021 to April 1, 2022, cases included those reported by the health authorities and those with positive laboratory results reported to the BCCDC. The number of cases over time is reported by the result date of the client's first positive lab result where available; otherwise by the date they are reported to public health. Prior to April 2, 2022, total COVID-19 cases included laboratory-diagnosed cases (confirmed and probable) as well as epi-linked cases. Prior to June 4, 2020, the total number of cases included only laboratory-diagnosed cases.As of January 14, 2022, the data source for "Currently Hospitalized" has changed to better reflect hospital capacity. Comparisons to numbers before this date should not be made.As of April 2, 2022, death is defined as an individual who has died from any cause, within 30 days of a first COVID-19 positive lab result date. Prior to April 22, 2022, death information was collected by Regional Health Authorities and defined as any death related to COVID-19. Comparisons between these time periods are not advised.Epidemiologic Indicators"Currently Hospitalized" is the number of people who test positive for COVID-19 through hospital screening practices, regardless of the reason for admission, as recorded in PCMS on the day the dashboard is refreshed. It is reported by the hospital in which the patient is hospitalized, rather than the patient's health authority of residence.Critical care values (intensive care units, high acuity units, and other critical care surge beds) include individuals who test positive for COVID-19 and are in critical care, as recorded in PCMS.The 7-day moving average is an average daily value over the 7 days up to and including the selected date. The 7-day window moved - or changes - with each new day of data. It is used to smooth new daily case and death counts or rates to mitigate the impact of short-term fluctuations and to more clearly identify the most recent trend over time.The following epidemiological indicators are included in the provincial case data file:Date: date of the client's first positive lab result.HA: health authority assigned to the caseSex: the sex of the clientAge_Group: the age group of the clientClassification_Reported: whether the case has been lab-diagnosed or is epidemiologically linked to another caseThe following epidemiological indicators are included in the regional summary data file:Cases_Reported: the number of cases for the health authority (HA) and health service delivery area (HSDA)Cases_Reported_Smoothed: Seven day moving average for reported casesLaboratory IndicatorsTests represent the number of all COVID-19 tests reported to the BCCDC Public Helath Laboratory since testing began mid-January 2020. Only tests for residents of B.C. are included.COVID-19 positivity rate is calculated for each day as the ratio of 7-day rolling average of number of positive specimens to 7-day rolling average of the total number of specimens tested (positive, negative, indeterminate and invalid). A 7-day rolling average applied to all testing data corrects for uneven data release patterns while accurately representing the provincial positivity trends. It avoids misleading daily peaks and valleys due to varying capacities and reporting cadences.Turn-around time is calculated as the daily average time (in hours) between specimen collection and report of a test result. Turn-around time includes the time to ship specimens to the lab; patients who live farther away are expected to have slightly longer average turn around times.The rate of COVID-19 testing per million population is defined as the cumulative number of people tested for COVID-19/B.C. population x 1,000,000. B.C. Please note: the same person may be tested multiple times, thus it is not possible to derive this rate directly from the number of cumulative tests reported on the B.C. COVID-19 Dashboard.Testing context: COVID-19 diagnostic testing and laboratory test guidelines have changed in British Columbia over time. B.C.'s testing strategy has been characterized by four phases: 1) Exposure-based testing (start of pandemic), 2) Targeted testing (March 16, 2020), 3) Expanded testing (April 9, 2020), 4) Symptom-based testing (April 21, 2020), and 5) Symptom-based testing for targeted populations (a-are at risk of more severe disease and/or b-live or work in high-risk settings such as healthcare workers) and Rapid Antigen Tests deployment (January 18, 2022). Due to changes in testing strategies in BC in 2022, focusing on targeted higher risk populations, current case counts are an underestimate of the true number of COVID-19 cases in BC and may not be representative of the situation in the community.
The following laboratory indicators are included in the provincial laboratory data file:New_Tests: the number of new COVID-19 testsTotal_Tests: the total number of COVID-19 testsPositivity: the positivity rate for COVID-19 testsTurn_Around: the turnaround time for COVID-19 testsBC Testing Rate: Total PCR + POC tests per day (excluding POC that were confirmed by PCR within 7 days) / Population using BC Stats PEOPLE2021 population projections for the year 2022 * 100,000.Health Authority AssignmentCases are reported by health authority of residence.As of April 2, 2022, cases are reported based on the address provided at the time of testing; when not available, by location of the provider ordering the lab test.As of April 2, 2022,

The duration of the infectious period is shorter than the duration of severe illness, accounting for self-isolation and less severe illnesses. The quarantine parameter q reflects approximately 1/5 of severe cases either ceasing to transmit due to hospitalization or completely self-isolating. The model depends on the combination ur/(ur + ud), the fraction engaged in physical distancing, estimated from the survey data cited above. The testing patterns have changed over time, with laboratories increasing the numbers of tests on approximately March 14 (motivating our change in ψr).

As of April 15, 2023, there had been a total of around 51,921 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Canada. As of this time, every province and territory has reported deaths, with Quebec and Ontario reporting the highest numbers.

COVID-19 in Canada Canada has recorded almost 4.65 million coronavirus cases since the first infection in the country was confirmed on January 25, 2020. The number of cases by province shows that Ontario and Quebec have been the most severely affected. The number of daily new cases reached record highs at the end of 2021 and began to decrease as spring arrived in 2022.

COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada Seven COVID-19 vaccines have now been approved for use in Canada and vaccines are widely available. As of January 1, 2023 around 83 percent of the Canadian population had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The provinces with the highest share of people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia. However, Ontario and Quebec are the provinces with the highest total number of people vaccinated.

The B.C. COVID-19 Dashboard has been retired and will no longer be updated.Purpose: These data can be used for visual or reference purposes.British Columbia COVID-19 B.C. & Canadian Testing Rates are obtained from the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Daily Epidemiologic Update site: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection.html.These data were made specifically for the British Columbia COVID-19 Dashboard.

Terms of use, disclaimer and limitation of liabilityAlthough every effort has been made to provide accurate information, the Province of British Columbia, including the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, the Provincial Health Services Authority and the British Columbia Ministry of Health makes no representation or warranties regarding the accuracy of the information in the dashboard and the associated data, nor will it accept responsibility for errors or omissions. Data may not reflect the current situation, and therefore should only be used for reference purposes. Access to and/or content of these data and associated data may be suspended, discontinued, or altered, in part or in whole, at any time, for any reason, with or without prior notice, at the discretion of the Province of British Columbia.Anyone using this information does so at his or her own risk, and by using such information agrees to indemnify the Province of British Columbia, including the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, the Provincial Health Services Authority and the British Columbia Ministry of Health and its content providers from any and all liability, loss, injury, damages, costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) arising from such person’s use of the information on this website.Dashboard Updates - GeneralData are updated up to the previous Saturday. Weekly metrics reflect the latest full week, Sunday to Saturday. The “Currently Hospitalized” and “Currently in Critical Care” reflect daily volumes on the Thursday.Data Notes - GeneralThe following data notes define the indicators presented on the public dashboard and describe the data sources involved. Data changes as new cases are identified, characteristics of reported cases change or are updated, and data corrections are made. Specific values may therefore fluctuate in response to underlying system changes. As such, case, hospitalization, deaths, testing and vaccination counts and rates may not be directly comparable to previously published reports. For the latest caveats about the data, please refer to the most recent BCCDC Surveillance Report located at: www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/dataData SourcesLaboratory data are supplied by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) Public Health Laboratory; tests performed for other provinces have been excluded. See “Data Over Time” for more information on changes to the case definition.Total COVID-19 cases include lab-confirmed, lab-probable and epi-linked cases. Case definitions can be found at: https://www.bccdc.ca/health-professionals/clinical-resources/case-definitions/covid-19-(novel-coronavirus). Currently hospitalized and critical care hospitalizations data are received from Provincial COVID-19 Monitoring Solution, Provincial Health Services Authority. See “Data Over Time” for more information on previous data sources.Vaccine data are received from the B.C. Ministry of Health.Mortality data are received from Vital Statistics, B.C. Ministry of Health. See Data Over Time for more information on precious data sources.Laboratory data is supplied by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory and the Provincial Lab Information Solution (PLIS); tests performed for other provinces have been excluded.Critical care hospitalizations are provided by the health authorities to PHSA on a daily basis. BCCDC/PHSA/B.C. Ministry of Health data sources are available at the links below:Cases Totals (spatial)Case DetailsLaboratory Testing InformationRegional Summary DataData Over TimeThe number of laboratory tests performed and positivity rate over time are reported by the date of test result. See “Laboratory Indicators” section for more details.Laboratory confirmed cases are reported based on the client's first positive lab result.As of April 2, 2022, cases include laboratory-diagnosed cases (confirmed and probable) funded under Medical Services Plan.From January 7, 2021 to April 1, 2022, cases included those reported by the health authorities and those with positive laboratory results reported to the BCCDC. The number of cases over time is reported by the result date of the client's first positive lab result where available; otherwise by the date they are reported to public health. Prior to April 2, 2022, total COVID-19 cases included laboratory-diagnosed cases (confirmed and probable) as well as epi-linked cases. Prior to June 4, 2020, the total number of cases included only laboratory-diagnosed cases.As of January 14, 2022, the data source for "Currently Hospitalized" has changed to better reflect hospital capacity. Comparisons to numbers before this date should not be made.As of April 2, 2022, death is defined as an individual who has died from any cause, within 30 days of a first COVID-19 positive lab result date. Prior to April 22, 2022, death information was collected by Regional Health Authorities and defined as any death related to COVID-19. Comparisons between these time periods are not advised.Epidemiologic Indicators"Currently Hospitalized" is the number of people who test positive for COVID-19 through hospital screening practices, regardless of the reason for admission, as recorded in PCMS on the day the dashboard is refreshed. It is reported by the hospital in which the patient is hospitalized, rather than the patient's health authority of residence.Critical care values (intensive care units, high acuity units, and other critical care surge beds) include individuals who test positive for COVID-19 and are in critical care, as recorded in PCMS.The 7-day moving average is an average daily value over the 7 days up to and including the selected date. The 7-day window moved - or changes - with each new day of data. It is used to smooth new daily case and death counts or rates to mitigate the impact of short-term fluctuations and to more clearly identify the most recent trend over time.The following epidemiological indicators are included in the provincial case data file:Date: date of the client's first positive lab result.HA: health authority assigned to the caseSex: the sex of the clientAge_Group: the age group of the clientClassification_Reported: whether the case has been lab-diagnosed or is epidemiologically linked to another caseThe following epidemiological indicators are included in the regional summary data file:Cases_Reported: the number of cases for the health authority (HA) and health service delivery area (HSDA)Cases_Reported_Smoothed: Seven day moving average for reported casesLaboratory IndicatorsTests represent the number of all COVID-19 tests reported to the BCCDC Public Helath Laboratory since testing began mid-January 2020. Only tests for residents of B.C. are included.COVID-19 positivity rate is calculated for each day as the ratio of 7-day rolling average of number of positive specimens to 7-day rolling average of the total number of specimens tested (positive, negative, indeterminate and invalid). A 7-day rolling average applied to all testing data corrects for uneven data release patterns while accurately representing the provincial positivity trends. It avoids misleading daily peaks and valleys due to varying capacities and reporting cadences.Turn-around time is calculated as the daily average time (in hours) between specimen collection and report of a test result. Turn-around time includes the time to ship specimens to the lab; patients who live farther away are expected to have slightly longer average turn around times.The rate of COVID-19 testing per million population is defined as the cumulative number of people tested for COVID-19/B.C. population x 1,000,000. B.C. Please note: the same person may be tested multiple times, thus it is not possible to derive this rate directly from the number of cumulative tests reported on the B.C. COVID-19 Dashboard.Testing context: COVID-19 diagnostic testing and laboratory test guidelines have changed in British Columbia over time. B.C.'s testing strategy has been characterized by four phases: 1) Exposure-based testing (start of pandemic), 2) Targeted testing (March 16, 2020), 3) Expanded testing (April 9, 2020), 4) Symptom-based testing (April 21, 2020), and 5) Symptom-based testing for targeted populations (a-are at risk of more severe disease and/or b-live or work in high-risk settings such as healthcare workers) and Rapid Antigen Tests deployment (January 18, 2022). Due to changes in testing strategies in BC in 2022, focusing on targeted higher risk populations, current case counts are an underestimate of the true number of COVID-19 cases in BC and may not be representative of the situation in the community.
The following laboratory indicators are included in the provincial laboratory data file:New_Tests: the number of new COVID-19 testsTotal_Tests: the total number of COVID-19 testsPositivity: the positivity rate for COVID-19 testsTurn_Around: the turnaround time for COVID-19 testsBC Testing Rate: Total PCR + POC tests per day (excluding POC that were confirmed by PCR within 7 days) / Population using BC Stats PEOPLE2021 population projections for the year 2022 * 100,000.Health Authority AssignmentCases are reported by health authority of residence.As of April 2, 2022, cases are reported based on the address provided at the time of testing; when not available, by location of the provider ordering the lab test.As of April 2, 2022, cases who reported having an address outside of B.C. are not included.Prior to April 2, 2022, when

Baseline characteristics of COVID-19 cases, negative controls, and untested controls.

This data set contains COVID-19 data compiled from British Columbia Ministry of Health and other press briefings as well as other sources, notably Johns Hopkins' COVID-19 data releases in the case of international data. Date coverage is from 2020-01-28 to 2022-12-19, with the majority of data collection ending 2022-12-17. The focus is primarily on British Columbia and includes case counts, rolling averages, hospitalizations, wastewater statistics, hospitalization statistics, positivity rates, and death comparisons. World death comparisons for selected regions are also included. The data set was compiled and used for reporting by Justin McElroy of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during the COVID-19 pandemic; case counts and other data are as reported at the time and do not reflect revisions or corrections announced in subsequent briefings.

BackgroundClose-contact rates are thought to be a driving force behind the transmission of many infectious respiratory diseases. Yet, contact rates and their relation to transmission and the impact of control measures, are seldom quantified. We quantify the response of contact rates, reported cases and transmission of COVID-19, to public health contact-restriction orders, and examine the associations among these three variables in the province of British Columbia, Canada.MethodsWe derived time series data for contact rates, daily cases and transmission of COVID-19 from a social contacts survey, reported case counts and by fitting a transmission model to reported cases, respectively. We used segmented regression to investigate impacts of public health orders; Pearson correlation to determine associations between contact rates and transmission; and vector autoregressive modeling to quantify lagged associations between contacts rates, daily cases, and transmission.ResultsDeclines in contact rates and transmission occurred concurrently with the announcement of public health orders, whereas declines in cases showed a reporting delay of about 2 weeks. Contact rates were a significant driver of COVID-19 and explained roughly 19 and 20% of the variation in new cases and transmission, respectively. Interestingly, increases in COVID-19 transmission and cases were followed by reduced contact rates: overall, daily cases explained about 10% of the variation in subsequent contact rates.ConclusionWe showed that close-contact rates were a significant time-series driver of transmission and ultimately of reported cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia, Canada and that they varied in response to public health orders. Our results also suggest possible behavioral feedback, by which increased reported cases lead to reduced subsequent contact rates. Our findings help to explain and validate the commonly assumed, but rarely measured, response of close contact rates to public health guidelines and their impact on the dynamics of infectious diseases.

Comorbidities in the year prior to index date for COVID-19 cases, negative controls, and untested controls.

As of May 2, 2023, of 34,206 COVID-19 cases deceased in Canada, around 4,058 were aged 60 to 69 years. This statistic shows the number of COVID-19 deaths in Canada as of May 2, 2023, by age.

Regression models predicting quality of life and psychological distress amongst a sample of BC teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This dataset includes tweets from provincial and territorial government officials. In cases when a health official does not use Twitter (e.g. Dr. Bonnie Henry), other official accounts for the province or territory have been substituted. The dataset does not include tweets from federal government officials. The tweet IDs were collected using Documenting the Now's Twarc library (https://github.com/DocNow/twarc). The date of the earliest available tweet is different for each handle. The date of the latest available tweet will not be later than the upload date for each file. See the file-level information below. The tweet ids were extracted from the raw JSON files retrieved from Twitter using Twarc. However, Twitter's terms of use do not permit the sharing of the raw JSON files for this dataset. The raw JSON files can be retrieved from Twitter, provided the content is still available, using the 'hydrate' command within Twarc. The researchers retained the source JSON files and may be contacted by other researchers if they wish to access them. The files of tweet ids will be updated over time and this metadata, the files and this readme.txt file will be updated accordingly. Raw JSON files were harvested using Twarc's 'timeline' command. The 'timeline' command retrieves the most recent tweets from the specified handle, to a maximum of approximately 3,300 tweets. The data for each handle was collected approximately weekly, starting in January 2021. In order not to lose earlier tweets, we concatenated the JSON for each new 'timeline' crawl to the earlier crawls and de-duplicated the combined JSON using Twarc's 'deduplicate' command. We then used Twarc's 'dehydrate' command to extract just the tweet ids from the deduplicate JSON file. Finally, we sorted the tweet ids numerically so that they would appear in ascending date order. The basic workflow looks like: twarc timeline --> concatenate JSON files --> deduplicate resulting JSON file --> dehydrate tweet ids --> sort tweet ids. The Twitter handles include: @ArrudaHoracio: Dr. Horacio Arruda, Directeur national de santé publique et SMA en santé publique MSSS Québec. Tweets in this file start on 2013-03-11. @CMOH_Alberta: Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health. Tweets in this file start on 2020-03-26. @CMOH_NL: Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, Newfoundland and Labrador's Chief Medical Officer of Health. Tweets in this file start on 2020-04-27. @GOVofNUNAVUT: Government of Nunavut. Tweets in this file start on 2018-08-20. @GlavineLeo: Leo Glavine, MLA Kings West, Nova Scotia, Minister of Health and Wellness, Minister of Seniors. Tweets in this file start on 2017-04-17. @HealthNS: Nova Scotia Health. Tweets in this file start on 2019-05-D8. @Johnrockdoc: John Haggie, Newfoundland and Labrador's Minister, Health & Community Services. Tweets in this file start on 2020-01-19. @IainTRankin: Iain Rankin, Premier of Nova Scotia from 2021-02-23. MLA for Timberlea-Prospect. Tweets in this file start on 2012-08-08. @MLAStefanson: Heather Stefanson, Manitoba's Minister of Health and Seniors Care, MLA for Tuxedo Tweets in this file start on 2012-02-11. @MerrimanPaul: Paul Merriman. Saskatchewan's Minister of Social Services. Tweets in this file start on 2018-11-18. @MinistreMcCann: Danielle McCann. Députée de Sanguinet - Ministre de l'Enseignement supérieur. Tweets in this file start on 2019-03-14. @NBHealth: New Brunswick Department of Health. Tweets in this file start on 2013-02-26. @NWT_CPHO: Kami Kandola, Northwest Territories Chief Public Officer of Health. Tweets in this file start on 2013-10-16. @PFrostOldCrow: Pauline Frost Yukon MLA for Vuntut Gwich'in. Minister of Health and Social Services, Environment and Minister responsible for the Yukon Housing Corporation. Tweets in this file start on 2016-08-05. @SaskHealth: Saskatchewan Health Authority official twitter account. Tweets in this file start on 2020-03-15. @ShephardDorothy: Dorothy Shephard, Minister of Health for New Brunswick. Tweets in this file start on 2016-04-16. @StephenMcNeil: Stephen McNeil, Premier of Nova Scotia from 2013-10-23 to 2021-02-23. MLA for Annapolis. Tweets in this file start on 2017-05-05. @adriandix: Adrian Dix, MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway and BC Minister of Health. Tweets in this file start on 2019-09-20. @celliottability: Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier of Ontario and Minister of Health, MPP for Newmarket-Aurora. Tweets in this file start on 2018-02-24. @epdevilla: Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto's Medical Officer of Health. Tweets in this file start on 2013-02-21. @jsjaylward: James Aylward, Minister for Transportation & Infrastructure for PEI. MLA for District 6 Stratford-Keppoch. Tweets in this file start on 2015-03-30. @juliegreenMLA: Julie Green, NWT Minister of Health and Social Services, Minister Responsible for Persons wit... Visit https://dataone.org/datasets/sha256%3A6926de50d5ad28e6d3b4820345ba4dc1b5dd549afa67117940a8819dd53b98cf for complete metadata about this dataset.

BackgroundThis nationwide study examined breast cancer (BC) incidence and mortality rates in Hungary between 2011–2019, and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the incidence and mortality rates in 2020 using the databases of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and Central Statistical Office (CSO) of Hungary.MethodsOur nationwide, retrospective study included patients who were newly diagnosed with breast cancer (International Codes of Diseases ICD)-10 C50) between Jan 1, 2011 and Dec 31, 2020. Age-standardized incidence and mortality rates (ASRs) were calculated using European Standard Populations (ESP).Results7,729 to 8,233 new breast cancer cases were recorded in the NHIF database annually, and 3,550 to 4,909 all-cause deaths occurred within BC population per year during 2011-2019 period, while 2,096 to 2,223 breast cancer cause-specific death was recorded (CSO). Age-standardized incidence rates varied between 116.73 and 106.16/100,000 PYs, showing a mean annual change of -0.7% (95% CI: -1.21%–0.16%) and a total change of -5.41% (95% CI: -9.24 to -1.32). Age-standardized mortality rates varied between 26.65–24.97/100,000 PYs (mean annual change: -0.58%; 95% CI: -1.31–0.27%; p=0.101; total change: -5.98%; 95% CI: -13.36–2.66). Age-specific incidence rates significantly decreased between 2011 and 2019 in women aged 50–59, 60–69, 80–89, and ≥90 years (-8.22%, -14.28%, -9.14%, and -36.22%, respectively), while it increased in young females by 30.02% (95%CI 17,01%- 51,97%) during the same period. From 2019 to 2020 (in first COVID-19 pandemic year), breast cancer incidence nominally decreased by 12% (incidence rate ratio [RR]: 0.88; 95% CI: 0.69–1.13; 2020 vs. 2019), all-cause mortality nominally increased by 6% (RR: 1.06; 95% CI: 0.79–1.43) among breast cancer patients, and cause-specific mortality did not change (RR: 1.00; 95%CI: 0.86–1.15).ConclusionThe incidence of breast cancer significantly decreased in older age groups (≥50 years), oppositely increased among young females between 2011 and 2019, while cause-specific mortality in breast cancer patients showed a non-significant decrease. In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a nominal, but not statistically significant, 12% decrease in breast cancer incidence, with no significant increase in cause-specific breast cancer mortality observed during 2020.

Objective(s): Momentum for open access to research is growing. Funding agencies and publishers are increasingly requiring researchers make their data and research outputs open and publicly available. However, clinical researchers struggle to find real-world examples of Open Data sharing. The aim of this 1 hr virtual workshop is to provide real-world examples of Open Data sharing for both qualitative and quantitative data. Specifically, participants will learn: 1. Primary challenges and successes when sharing quantitative and qualitative clinical research data. 2. Platforms available for open data sharing. 3. Ways to troubleshoot data sharing and publish from open data. Workshop Agenda: 1. “Data sharing during the COVID-19 pandemic” - Speaker: Srinivas Murthy, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia. Investigator, BC Children's Hospital 2. “Our experience with Open Data for the 'Integrating a neonatal healthcare package for Malawi' project.” - Speaker: Maggie Woo Kinshella, Global Health Research Coordinator, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital and University of British Columbia This workshop draws on work supported by the Digital Research Alliance of Canada. Data Description: Presentation slides, Workshop Video, and Workshop Communication Srinivas Murthy: Data sharing during the COVID-19 pandemic presentation and accompanying PowerPoint slides. Maggie Woo Kinshella: Our experience with Open Data for the 'Integrating a neonatal healthcare package for Malawi' project presentation and accompanying Powerpoint slides. This workshop was developed as part of Dr. Ansermino's Data Champions Pilot Project supported by the Digital Research Alliance of Canada., NOTE for restricted files: If you are not yet a CoLab member, please complete our membership application survey to gain access to restricted files within 2 business days. Some files may remain restricted to CoLab members. These files are deemed more sensitive by the file owner and are meant to be shared on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the CoLab coordinator on this page under "collaborate with the pediatric sepsis colab."

Regression models predicting job-related positive affect and turnover intentions amongst a sample of BC teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Important InformationRecently, many jurisdictions have begun to reduce the frequency of their updates, and in many cases have removed some data metrics altogether. Because of this, Esri Canada has switched to a weekly reporting of provincial Cases, Deaths and Hospitalizations effective April 15, 2022. The data in this dataset is no longer being updated.The Layer contains Regional Health Units from the Stats Canada Product, except for BC & SK. In BC, this layer is the five upper level Health Authorities (merged from the 16 lower Delivery areas). For SK, the regional boundaries were obtains from GeoSask. The layer has been enriched with 2019 Population data. The following fields are updated form Provincial and Regional Sources: CaseCount, Deaths, Recovered & Tests. The "Last_Updated" field contains the data and time Esri Canada last verified and/or updated the information in these fields.Note: The 2019 population data included in this layer is based on the Data Estimates and Projections (DEP) from Environics Analytics, and apportioned to the polygon areas through the geoenrichment process in ArcGIS Online. The foundation of the Environics Analytics DEP data is based on the foundation of the 2016 Canadian Census.

Descriptive measures of teachers’ reported school experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.