by Craig Takeuchi on December 21st, 2020 at 6:30 PM 1 of 2 2 of 2 Although case counts are generally lower than last week or are decreasing, the death toll remains high. Also, there are five new healthcare outbreaks, and 24 flights and 14 stores with confirmed cases. Meanwhile, B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry answered questions about the virus mutation in the U.K., as well as about her forthcoming book. U.K. virus mutation When asked about the genetic variant of COVID-19 detected in the U.K., Henry said that the virus does mutate but, as she has previously said, “this one mutates relatively slowly”.