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640 new COVID-19 cases and 24 deaths reported in B.C.

BY , Dec 17, 2020 2:52 AM - REPORT AN ERROR

(File) -  British Columbia's Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry giving her views during a press conference. - (B.C. Government)

B.C. reported 640 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, for a total of 44,103 since the pandemic began.

Another 24 people have died, bringing the death toll to 692.

The number of people who have died in B.C. because of COVID-19 has more than doubled in less than a month.

The province says 362 people are hospitalized, while 91 of those are in intensive care.

One new health-care facility outbreak has been declared at Sunrise of Vancouver.

Among new cases 98 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 399 new cases in the Fraser Health region.

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