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B.C. health officials report 1,776 new cases, 18 deaths

B.C. health officials report 1,776 new cases, 18 deaths

90 per cent of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
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B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations fall below 1,000

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations fall below 1,000

Another 18 people died overnight while fighting COVID-19.
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B.C. gyms with youth programs denied COVID relief funding

B.C. gyms with youth programs denied COVID relief funding

One owner says he is upset because the grants guidelines have changed eligibility requirements since the initial announcement
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UBCO researcher creates modelling data to balance saving lives with the economy

UBCO researcher creates modelling data to balance saving lives with the economy

As the pandemic continued, governments had to consider the continued costs of imposing new or extended lockdowns
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Dix says despite staffing shortages patients receiving care; family helping is not unusual

Dix says despite staffing shortages patients receiving care; family helping is not unusual

It is “not unusual” that visitors, whether they be essential or otherwise, be asked to contribute to the care of a patient, health minister says
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COVID hospitalizations fall by just over 1% in B.C.

COVID hospitalizations fall by just over 1% in B.C.

The provincial government announced 1,236 new cases, bringing B.C.’s active caseload to 28,302.
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B.C. slated to receive 16 million COVID-19 rapid test kits by mid-February

B.C. slated to receive 16 million COVID-19 rapid test kits by mid-February

The tests are being distributed based on a priority list set by public health officials
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Every long-term care resident can have a visitor, even during outbreaks, Henry says

Every long-term care resident can have a visitor, even during outbreaks, Henry says

Previously, residents had been limited to "essential" visitors during outbreaks — a designation some families say was hard to get, since it must be approved by individual care homes.
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Are COVID-19 patients transmitting the virus in B.C. hospitals? Health officials weigh in.

Are COVID-19 patients transmitting the virus in B.C. hospitals? Health officials weigh in.

Patients who had COVID-19 shared rooms with people who did not.
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Incidental COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. are about 44% of total

Incidental COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. are about 44% of total

1,035 people now in B.C. hospitals with COVID-19 – down from yesterday's record 1,048.
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