online COVID-19 dashboard shows that B.C.’s seven-day average positivity rate is 8.8 per cent, as of Dec. 30.The Interior Health region is in line with provincial trends as its positivity rate was also 8.8 per cent as of Dec.
30, which is the most recent data available. Coronavirus: B.C. positivity rate ‘concerning’, but threshold for restrictions not useful, says SFU epidemiologist The per cent positive is the percentage of all coronavirus tests performed that are actually positive.
The rate helps public health officials understand community transmission and formulate testing strategies.B.C.’s COVID-19 positivity rate has steadily climbed since an average of only 1.2 per cent of tests performed came back positive in early October..