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By James Peters

COVID-19

Province reports 66 new COVID-19 cases, including 16 in Interior Health

Mar 26, 2020 | 3:29 PM

KAMLOOPS — Province-wide positive cases of COVID-19 have jumped again, according to the daily remarks of B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

Henry says 66 new cases were recorded as of Thursday (Mar. 26), bringing the provincial total to 725.

The vast majority of cases can be found in the Lower Mainland or Fraser Valley, though there are now 62 COVID-19 cases in Interior Health, an increase of 16 from one day ago.

No new deaths have been recorded as of Thursday.

There are nine long-term care facilities in outbreak stage — no change from Wednesday.

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Both Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix exhorted the public to be “100 per cent in, 100 per cent of the time” in their efforts to stop the spread, including social distancing and isolation.