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3 more COVID-19 deaths in B.C., but number of new cases lowest in weeks

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Three more people have died of the novel coronavirus in British Columbia, health officials announced Saturday, while the small drop in hospital-bound cases has been erased since Friday.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry also reported 29 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the province’s total to 1,203 cases.

The increase was the lowest B.C. has seen in weeks. Of those cases, 149 are in hospital, up three from Friday, while four more people have been moved into intensive care for a total of 68 cases.

That comes after the totals of both hospital stays and ICU cases fell by the same numbers between Thursday and Friday, which Henry had said gave her “a glimmer of hope.” [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest

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