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There were 661 new cases of COVID-19 reported over the past day and seven deaths — bringing that toll to 1,873

Health officials say they have seen a surge in COVID-19 cases in some Northern communities, spread primarily at social gatherings.

Have you experienced fever or swelling in the morning with stiff or sore joints? The cause of rheumatoid arthritis – a chronic inflammatory joint disease that can occur in various joints such as hands, wrists, feet and ankles – is still unknown. As s

Data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) shows some regions in Northwest B.C. and the Northern Interior have some of the lowest vaccination rates in the province.

Ten neighbourhoods have the lowest vaccination rates in the Lower Mainland.

Posted: Apr 29, 2021 11:43 AM PT | Last Updated: April 29 Construction at the Site C dam job site in northern B.C. has continued during the COVID-19 pandemic as its considered an essential service. (Site C Clean Energy Project)

Prince Rupert begins B.C.s first large-scale, community-wide vaccine clinic British Columbias first general, large-scale, mass-vaccination clinic opened in Prince Rupert, with a goal of immunizing some 12,000 residents against COVID-19 by mid-April.  Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Mar 15, 2021 3:35 PM PT | Last Updated: March 16 Charlotte Rowse, 96, reviews information on the COVID-19 vaccine at a Prince Rupert immunization clinic, B.C.s first large-scale, community-wide clinic.(CBC)

Northern Health and the Ministry of Health announced that residents of Prince Rupert, BC, would have access to community-wide vaccination by early April.

A B.C. port city is responding to backlash from the public over its accelerated COVID-19 vaccination plan.

PRINCE RUPERT — Health officials say COVID-19 outbreaks remain stubbornly frequent in one northwestern British Columbia city and are prompting a new approach to vaccinations. Northern Health, the. . .