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‘We’re not immune to it’: Grand Forks now among B.C.’s COVID-19 hot spots
COVID-19 hot spot.“It concerns me a lot,” said resident and market vendor Tara Werner.“We’re not immune to it.”Data from the BC Centre for Disease Control shows that from June 4 to 10, Grand Forks had the highest transmission rate in the province by local health area, with an average of 13 new cases daily for every 100,000 people.“The statistics can be alarming,” Mayor Brian Taylor told Global News.“Certainly we are very alarmed here and I want to encourage everyone to get out and get vaccinated.” COVID-19’s impact hits Grand Forks, B.C., as crime rate increases, shelter gets extension The city, like many in B.C., is slowly reopening and residents say they are concerned about living in a hot spot.“We have actually a lot of