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.
Family, community mourn COVID-19 victim who rarely missed an Abbotsford city council meeting
William Joseph Bill Hireen, a proud veteran and fixture at Abbotsford, B.C., city council meetings, was diagnosed with COVID-19 in December. His battle lasted two weeks until his death on New Year s Eve. He was 93 years old.
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William Joseph ‘Bill’ Hireen, a proud veteran, has his own plaque inside Abbotsford s city council chambers
Posted: Jan 25, 2021 4:00 AM PT | Last Updated: January 25
Bill Hireen stands next to his 91 Cavalier, which is covered in decals he collected and proudly displayed. A veteran of the Second World War and a fixture at Abbotsford, B.C., city council meetings, Hireen died at age 93 on New Year s Eve, after a battle with COVID-19. (Submitted by Valerie Noble)
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