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B.C. reports 30 new cases of COVID-19, no new deaths

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At her COVID-19 briefing on Monday, Dr. Bonnie Henry reminds British Columbians about how to stop coronavirus transmission from getting out of control as the province reports 102 cases in a 72-hour period – Jul 21, 2020

Health officials on Tuesday reported 30 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. and no new deaths.

The province has seen a rise in confirmed cases, including more than 70 connected to the outbreak in Kelowna.

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“Here in B.C., our curve is trending upward, and we need to bend our curve back down to where it belongs,” reads a joint statement from Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

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There are 3,328 confirmed cases of the disease in the province, the government said in a statement Tuesday afternoon, noting a slight data correction in the overall number of total and active cases.

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Of those, 2,873 patients have fully recovered, or about 86 per cent.

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B.C. now has 266 active cases.

Fifteen COVID-19 patients are in hospital, with three of them in intensive care.

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The province’s COVID-19 death toll remains at 189.

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The numbers come a day after the province announced 102 cases of COVID-19 over a 72-hour period.

There were 51 cases from Friday to Saturday, 19 cases Saturday to Sunday, and 32 from Sunday to Monday. Four of the cases were epi-linked.
The 51 cases from Friday to Saturday is the highest one-day bump since April 27.

Henry said most of the new cases have been in people in their 20s and 30s who have widened their social circles.

Henry warned Monday of the potential for “explosive” growth in the number cases if the public continues to be too lax with preventing the spread of transition.

— With files from Richard Zussman and Jules Knox

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