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B.C. gets 761 new COVID-19 infections – the highest daily count since November (SPH)

Provincial health officer Bonnie Henry regularly addresses media with COVID-19 updates (Photo credit: Times Colonist)
Provincial health officer Bonnie Henry regularly addresses media with COVID-19 updates (Photo credit: Times Colonist)

Provincial health officer Bonnie Henry warns that cases are starting to trend upward

B.C. recorded 761 new COVID-19 infections on January 7 – the highest number of cases in a 24-hour period since November 27, when 911 new cases were identified.

That high number of new cases prompted provincial health officer Bonnie Henry to extend provincial health orders banning gatherings and events to February 5.

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