VANCOUVER B.C. s first COVID-19 update of the week revealed 1,344 more infections have been confirmed since Friday. Over the three-day period, health officials in the province also recorded 26 deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. The updates bring B.C. s totals since the start of the pandemic to 64,828 cases and 1,154 deaths. Three of the latest cases are epidemiologically linked, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said. Friday to Saturday was the period that saw the most positive test results, with 527. Another 471 were recorded from Saturday to Sunday, and just 346 cases were confirmed between Sunday and Monday. Doctors are watching closely as the province announces the presence of COVID-19 variants that have come from elsewhere.
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