The number of B.C. cyclists who were hospitalized after an accident jumped almost 25 per cent during the first year of COVID\u002D19.
According to latest data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information, there were 1,166 cyclists admitted to hospital with injuries between April 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021, compared to 945 in the corresponding year before.In the year before the pandemic, there were 808 B.C. cyclists admitted to hospital, which was the lowest number in the past six years. There were 962 cyclists hospitalized in 2015/2016.
This led to bike shortages — especially in the under $1,000 market — and huge business for bicycle repair shops.Article content The CIHI found that total injury hospitalizations for all causes in B.C. fell during the pandemic from 39,055 in 2019-2020 to 38,710 in 2020-2021.
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