The number of COVID-19 deaths per year in British Columbia. In 2020, 901 deaths were recorded. In 2021, 1,522 deaths were recorded. In 2022, 2,383 deaths were recorded. In total, 4,806 deaths have been recorded as of Dec. 17, 2022. In April 2022, B.C. changed its reporting methods so that all who died within a month of a positive test were counted.