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Records shatter as B.C. reports 1,959 new COVID-19 cases, 9 more deaths
BY , Nov 17, 2020 2:25 AM - REPORT AN ERROR
(File) -British Columbia's provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry giving her views during a press conference. - B.C. government
BC is reporting 1,959 new cases of COVID-19 over the past three days, including a daily record of 659 cases on Saturday.
BC is reporting 1,959 new cases of COVID-19 over the past three days, including a daily record of 659 cases on Saturday.
Public health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there have also been nine more deaths, bringing the total to 299.
She says the province has 6,279 active cases with 181 people in hospital, including 57 in intensive care.
Dr. Henry says she's been asked many times about why BC hasn't made the use of masks mandatory in public places.
She says most people are doing that already and it would not cover private homes.
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