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Active infections rise in B.C., as province records 1,428 new cases in past three days

B.C. deputy provincial health officer Réka Gustafson (Photo credit: Alaska Highway News)
B.C. deputy provincial health officer Réka Gustafson (Photo credit: Alaska Highway News)

Eight more people succumbed to the virus during the weekend

B.C.’s battle against COVID-19 showed no signs of success on February 22, according to new data released by the province.

Health officials detected 1,428 new cases in the three days since the last update, including 449 infections identified in the past 24 hours, 475 new cases in the day before that, and 504 cases on February 20.

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