Vancouver Sun | Nathan Griffiths | Jun 20, 2021
There has been a “significant reduction” in the number of claims registered in June, however, said a spokesperson.
WorkSafeBC approved over 2,000 claims for work-related COVID-19 exposures by June 11 — almost 300 more than were approved in all of 2020.
Claims increased in virtually every industry, with the exception of health care — particularly acute and long-term care, where claims “have been declining for several months,” Samantha Pinto, media relations officer at WorkSafeBC, wrote in an email. Residents and staff of long-term care facilities were among the first to receive vaccinations.
NOTE – data shows that there were 0.2 approved COVID-19 claims per 1,000 people employed in Construction.