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Infection rate still high in Interior, Northern Health regions

Twenty more people have died of COVID-19 in a 72-hour period in B.C., the provincial Ministry of Health announced Monday.

Deaths were seen in all provincial health regions.

2 patients at CGH, 9 at Harrison Pointe in Langley, and 2 at Valleyhaven in Chilliwack

The B.C. Ministry of Health announced several new COVID-19 outbreaks at health-care facilities across the province on Monday.

“It follows pretty much what the national data is trending, which means rural areas are less vaccinated than urban areas,” Dr. Annette Mercatante said.

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