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B.C. ends week with fewest new COVID-19 cases since March | CBC News

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May 30, 2020
B.C. ends week with fewest new COVID-19 cases since March | CBC News

Four more people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in B.C., officials said Friday, ending a week that saw the lowest number of new cases in the province since March. 

B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, seen here on May 11, commended Ottawa’s decision to restrict large cruise ships from entering Canadian ports until at least Oct. 31. (Mike McArthur/CBC)

Four more people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in B.C., officials said Friday, ending a week that saw the lowest number of new cases in the province since March. 

In the past seven days, there have been 56 new cases, the lowest number of any week since a public health emergency was declared on March 18.

Officials also said the disease had caused no deaths in the past 24 hours. 

The latest numbers come less than two weeks after B.C. entered the second phase of its restart plan, allowing businesses like restaurants, personal service establishments and libraries to reopen. 

There are still 228 active cases in B.C. Thirty-four people remain in hospital, six of them in intensive care. The others are recovering at home. 

A total of 2,562 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the province and 164 people have died.

Outbreaks continue at 15 long-term care homes or assist

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