12 more die of COVID-19 in B.C. as 2nd mink farm confirms cases
There are 582 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 more deaths in the province. Meanwhile, a second farm in the Fraser Valley has confirmed cases of the respiratory illness among its mink.
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About 200 mink died in another COVID-19 outbreak at a Fraser Valley mink farm earlier this month
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Posted: Dec 24, 2020 3:36 PM PT | Last Updated: December 25, 2020
A man in Santa hat looks out at the ocean from the sea wall in Vancouver on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. (Maggie MacPherson/CBC)
There are 582 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia, according to a release issued by Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, minister of health.
31 new cases of COVID-19 cases in Northern Health ; 518 cases identified province-wide
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518 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in BC, boosting the provincial total to 48,027.
The North saw 31 new cases, raising the region total to 1,652 with 482 of them currently active.
51 people are battling the virus in a hospital in Northern Health; 18 of whom are in ICU.
1,152 people have recovered in the North, the region recovery rate is 70%.
So far 5,603 people have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in BC.
There are 9,137 active cases in BC and 36,952 recovered keeping the provincial recovery rate at 75%
The provincial death toll has reached 796 after 19 more people died.
Northern Health provides update on Coastal Gas Link outbreaks
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Additional COVID-19 cases associated with an outbreak declared by Northern Health at two work sites associated with the Coastal Gas Link project have been identified.
To date, there have been 33 laboratory-confirmed cases associated with the outbreak at 7 Mile Lodge and Little Rock Lake Lodge in the Nechako and Burns Lake health areas.
Eighteen cases remain active; the majority are in self-isolation in their home communities, and a small number are self-isolating at either facility.
The outbreak was first declared on Saturday (December 19th).