B.C. has recorded 549 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths over the Thanksgiving long weekend.
In her Tuesday (Oct. 13) update, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said there were 170 cases from Friday to Saturday, 159 cases from Saturday to Sunday, 119 cases from Sunday to Monday and 101 cases from Monday to Tuesday. None of the five deaths over the weekend were in long-term care, and they bring B.C.B次元官网网址檚 death toll to 250.
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Henry said the province is working on a plan to make testing as efficient as possible, but acknowledged there have been delays due to shortages.
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Every different league that both adults and children join exposes everyone to a new group of people, and potential exposures, Henry added.
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