The latest news on COVID-19 developments in
It says the person is a resident of
The affected individual is self-isolating and recovering at home.
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B.C. is reporting 617 new cases of COVID-19 and 18 deaths.
Health Minister
But they say the efforts of those following the guidelines are saving lives.
B.C. also reported that 46,259 people have received a COVID-19 vaccine.
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A new variant of COVID-19 that first surfaced in
The province's chief medical health officer made the announcement in a tweet.
Dr.
She says there is no evidence that the new variant has spread to the community.
The case could be a first in
Federal officials had said as late as Tuesday that the new variant had yet to be detected in the country.
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There have also been 24 additional deaths linked to the virus.
The government says that starting immediately, health-care workers in medical, surgical and COVID-19 units can get vaccines.
Earlier this week, a letter signed by more than 200 Alberta doctors called for prioritized shots for health-care staff working on dedicated COVID-19 units.
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There are 180 people in hospital with the virus, including 26 in intensive care.
The province says that so far, 6,015 doses of vaccine have been administered.
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Public health officials in
There are now 143 active cases in the province, and no one is in hospital.
There have been 735 cases in the province since the pandemic began.
The province is imposing new rules on travel into
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Chief public health officer Dr.
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The
The province's current set of rules were scheduled to expire tonight, but chief public health officer Dr.
Since mid-November, restaurants and bars have been limited to takeout and delivery services and non-essential stores have had to close except for curbside pickup.
Public gatherings have been limited to five people and most social gatherings inside private homes have been forbidden.
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Maj.-Gen.
He says 170,000 more are expected during the first week of February, then delivery will begin to scale up, with 250,000 doses by the end of next month and 1.24 million in March.
As for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, 208,650 doses will be delivered to the provinces on a weekly basis for the rest of January, and in February, that will increase to up to 367,000 doses per week.
He says that will mean 1.4 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in February, but
Fortin also says
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Canada’s chief public health officer Dr.
That includes 16,759 deaths, according to the latest national figures from the
There are more than 80,250 active cases and over 800 patients across the country are in critical care.
Tam says
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Prime Minister
He says more than 124,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine were sent to 68 sites across
He says more than 171,000 doses of the
Trudeau also says the Canadian Armed Forces approved a request Thursday to help Fort Albany First Nation in
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Health officials say one was identified in the eastern zone and the other in the central zone, which includes
Both cases are related to travel outside the
The province now has 29 active reported cases of the disease.
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Premier
He says the province could see more "extreme" measures put in place if residents ignore public heath rules aimed at curbing the spread of the virus.
The premier did not say Friday what additional measures the province is considering or when they could be introduced.
But he says new COVID-19 projections that will be released next week are very concerning.
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The province says 14 of the deaths happened the past 24 hours.
Health Minister
Dube says the province administered 13,971 doses of vaccine Thursday, for a total of 62,602 doses.
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The figure is a new record for daily infections, even factoring in 450 cases from
The new 3,799 cases are reported along with 26 more deaths from the virus.
Health Minister
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The memo says all hospitals should be ready to accept transfers when directed.
It cites current projections showing more than 500 critically ill COVID-19 patients in
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