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About 92 per cent of B.C.'s 74,710 total cases have recovered, while 1,317 people have died.

British Columbia heath officials reported 445 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 additional deaths in their final update of the week.

Health officials said the number of people in hospital fell to 257 -- the lowest it's been since Nov. 22. Seventy-six of those patients were in critical or intensive care.

British Columbia has now offered vaccine to all residents and staff of long-term care facilities in the province.

There are now 368 patients receiving treatment for COVID-19 in hospital, an increase of 10 from Monday.

Dr. Bonnie Henry has said the province's outbreak curve is beginning to trend upwards again, and has again extended restrictions on social gatherings.

As of Wednesday, the seven-day rolling average of B.C.’s test positivity rates had risen to 8.4 per cent.

It was the 11th consecutive day B.C. has recorded double-digit fatalities. 

B.C. has now reported 121 COVID-19 deaths in November alone, nearly a third of its 384 total fatalities.