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By James Peters
COVID-19

Province reports 14 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, one more death

Jun 24, 2020 | 3:47 PM

VICTORIA — The province is reporting 14 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday.

In a news release, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says today’s cases bring the province-wide total to 2,849, distributed as follows:

  • 963 (Vancouver Coastal)
  • 1,491 (Fraser Health)
  • 131 (Island Health)
  • 199 (Interior Health)
  • 65 (Northern Health)

There are no new outbreaks in the community or in the healthcare system.

One more person has died of COVID-19, bringing the provincial death toll to 171. The victim was in the Vancouver Coastal Health region.

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The number of people considered fully recovered is now 2,516, or 88 per cent of the total.

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