VANCOUVER British Columbia has recorded another 640 cases of COVID-19 and 24 deaths from the disease, health officials said Wednesday. The province has recorded 44,103 coronavirus infections since the start of the pandemic, and 692 deaths. More than one third of those deaths – 251 – have been recorded since the start of December. In a joint written statement, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix offered their condolences to everyone who has lost their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic. B.C. s active cases surged to 9,950, which includes 362 patients in hospital – an increase of one from Tuesday, when the province hit a new hospitalization record. Ninety-one of those patients are in intensive care or critical care.
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