Table 5:

Mean net cost per person with COVID-19 in British Columbia and Ontario for each 30-day period before and after the index date, by highest level of care

Time periodMean net cost (95% CI) per person with COVID-19 in British ColumbiaMean net cost (95% CI) per person with COVID-19 in Ontario
CommunityLTCHospitalICUCommunityLTCHospitalICU
Before index date19 (−77 to 115)
n = 1752
−397 (−805 to 11)
n = 248
3133 (2250 to 4016)
n = 326
966 (140 to 1792)
n = 139
34 (11 to 57)
n = 20 545
−748 (−846 to −650)
n = 4478
3628 (3263 to 3995)
n = 2926
2493 (1849 to 3136)
n = 944
Days 1 to 30117 (70 to 164)
n = 1752
319 (−280 to 919)
n = 248
22 010 (19 512 to 24 509)
n = 326
65 828 (58 535 to 73 122)
n = 139
161 (140 to 183)
n = 20 545
−327 (−410 to −244)
n = 4478
15 750 (15 354 to 16 147)
n = 2926
56 088 (53 721 to 58 455)
n = 944
Days 31 to 6021 (−51 to 94)
n = 1733
561 (−642 to 1765)
n = 167
5275 (3498 to 7052)
n = 284
17 981 (12 856 to 23 107
n = 118
65 (36 to 93)
n = 2443
−83 (−227 to −60)
n = 3269
5213 (4793 to 5632)
n = 2289
22 255 (19 925 to 24 585)
n = 644
Days 61 to 90−18 (−81 to 45)
n = 1530
349 (−329 to 1027)
n = 138
2177 (894 to 3460)
n = 259
4099 (1460 to 6739)
n = 107
34 (8 to 61)
n = 16 765
−85 (−235 to −64)
n = 3006
2584 (2262 to 2906)
n = 2013
7785 (7074 to 10 495)
n = 545
Days 90 to 12024 (−62 to 109)
n = 1290
−347 (−685 to −9)
n = 110
1012 (238 to 1785)
n = 240
2329 (529 to 4130)
n = 101
40 (12 to 68)
n = 10 516
−107 (−224 to −9)
n = 2129
1373 (1063 to 1683)
n = 1402
3562 (2371 to 4754)
n = 420
  • Note: CI = confidence interval, ICU = intensive care unit, LTC = long-term care.

  • We observed cases from the index date until death or censoring. Controls were censored on the date of death or censoring of their matched person with COVID-19. Costs in each 30-day period include only people with COVID-19 and controls who were under observation at the start of the period.