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B.C. hospitals that diverted surgical beds and resources to cope with a third wave of COVID-19 will be resuming regular operations by June 7, and patients who had their surgeries cancelled can expect those procedures to be rescheduled soon, according to Health Minister Adrian Dix.
In late April, as the province braced for a surge in COVID cases, nine hospitals in the Lower Mainland postponed non-urgent surgeries. As of May 23, 2,153 patients are waiting for their procedures to get rescheduled.
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Premier Brian Pallister was on the defensive Tuesday as he tried to explain why Manitoba's ICU numbers are surging, why the province has the highest infection rate in North America and what his government is doing to stop the spread. CBC fact-checked some of the statements he made.
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Fraser Health accounted for three quarters of all COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday despite its catchment serving 35 per cent of B.C.’s population.
The provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, said 285 of the 411 new cases of COVID-19 reported over the past day had been in Fraser Health.
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Vancouver Coastal Health which cares for 25 per cent of B.C.’s population accounted for less than 10 per cent of Tuesday’s cases, with 37.