British Columbia announced 77 new cases of the novel coronavirus Friday, bringing the provincial total to 348. To date, health officials have not been specific about which communities have recorded cases, opting instead to say which of B.C.’s five health regions the are in.

The move has not been popular, with many British Columbians taking to social media to express concern that they are not getting more detailed information.

Two of B.C.’s health regions, the Northern Health Authority and the Interior Health Authority, account for more than two-thirds of the province’s entire landmass.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry defended the approached Friday, arguing officials want people everywhere in B.C. to be taking precautions. “We are

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United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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