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New daily COVID-19 cases in B.C. fall below 500 in last 48 hours

New daily COVID-19 cases in B.C. fall below 500 in last 48 hours

Fraser Health, Interior Health among the health regions with the highest number of new cases.
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COVID death toll just keeps climbing

COVID death toll just keeps climbing

Eleven dead since yesterday from COVID-19, despite 90% vaccination rate
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Smaller-group gatherings safer as flu season arrives amid Delta variant spread, Henry says

Smaller-group gatherings safer as flu season arrives amid Delta variant spread, Henry says

People who want to have large family gatherings should plan outdoor events, says Dr. Bonnie Henry
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Five COVID-19 deaths since Monday

Five COVID-19 deaths since Monday

Five hundred new COVID-19 infections since Monday, one new health care outbreak
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Health Minister Adrian Dix comments on assaults on B.C. health-care workers

Health Minister Adrian Dix comments on assaults on B.C. health-care workers

'It's a high priority for us,' said Dix.
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About 3,000 unvaxxed health-care workers still on unpaid leave amid mandate

About 3,000 unvaxxed health-care workers still on unpaid leave amid mandate

Health-care workers in Northern Health region most reluctant to get the jab
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How the pandemic is making Canadians eat healthier

How the pandemic is making Canadians eat healthier

Three-quarters of Canadians say the coronavirus pandemic has affected their eating habits. After 18 months, that shift is leading to some healthier habits.
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Seventeen dead from COVID-19 in past 72 hours

Seventeen dead from COVID-19 in past 72 hours

COVID-19 kills 17 since Friday, three new outbreaks at health care facilities
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'Thirty-, 40- and 50-year-olds shouldn't be dying at this level': A day in a B.C. ICU

'Thirty-, 40- and 50-year-olds shouldn't be dying at this level': A day in a B.C. ICU

A lot of young or fit people have a “false sense of security” they can beat COVID, “but we’ve unfortunately seen many people with that description becoming very sick and going on to die,” Dr. Omar Ahmad says.
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Behind the curtain: COVID patients in ICU are younger and sicker, and many won't make it

Behind the curtain: COVID patients in ICU are younger and sicker, and many won't make it

While some continue to underestimate its deadliness — even its existence — COVID is both visible and loud in the halls of Royal Jubilee’s fifth-floor ICU.
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