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• COVID-19 cases are starting to rise as students return to school

  For students returning to school, more transmissible EG5 and EG5.1 variants and lower vaccination booster rates are all expected to play a role in higher COVID-19 infections

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2023
  
• At least 12 cases of XBB 1.5 COVID-19 subvariant now confirmed in B.C.

  "There are obviously more cases than that, these are the tested cases, that have gone through whole genome sequencing," Adrian Dix said. 

  Health

  Jan 4, 2023
  
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• Concerns about effectiveness, racism as Canada prepares to test travellers from China for COVID-19

  Starting Wednesday night, travellers leaving China, Hong Kong and Macao must show proof of a negative test before flying to Canada, amid concern about the new XBB 1.5 variant.

  Health

  Jan 3, 2023
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• COVID-19: Wastewater numbers in Saskatoon continue to decline

  However, increases in the amount of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been reported in Prince Albert and North Battleford.

  Health

  May 5, 2022
• 6 more deaths, hospitalizations reach 263 due to COVID-19 in Manitoba

  The province reported Thursday that total hospitalizations had reached 263, along with 33 ICU patients. This is an increase from 252 and 30, respectively, since Wednesday.

  Health

  Jan 6, 2022
• Vaccines, variants, restrictions and protest: how COVID-19 touched B.C. in 2021

  B.C. that saw a year bookended by new waves of the pandemic -- and with them, new restrictions. We take a look back at the year of COVID in our province.

  Health

  Dec 31, 2021
• Quebec’s new restrictions take effect as the province records almost 8,000 new COVID-19 cases

  The province is capping gatherings as of Boxing Day after reporting more than 10,000 cases of COVID-19 on Christmas Eve, 9,206 on Christmas Day and 8,000 cases on Sunday.

  Canada

  Dec 26, 2021
• 189 new COVID-19 cases in KFL&A, 1,657 active

  The Kingston region continues to see a steady rise in the number of COVID-19 cases as KFL&A Public Health reported 189 new cases on Friday.

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2021
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• Quebec Premier François Legault warns tough weeks ahead as COVID-19 cases mount

  Legault says the next few weeks will be difficult and that Quebecers will need to stick together to get through the latest wave.

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2021
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• COVID-19: B.C. triaging PCR tests, acknowledges greater aerosol spread of Omicron variant

  The update comes amid surging case numbers in B.C., believed to be driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant.

  Health

  Dec 24, 2021