What you need to know about COVID-19 in B.C. for Dec. 17

B.C. health officials announced 640 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday and 24 more deaths.
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The province is ramping up enforcement of public health orders to ensure more people are following its mask mandate and social gathering restrictions.
24 new deaths related to COVID-19 were reported on Wednesday.
640 new cases of the disease were also confirmed.
There are 9,950 active cases of COVID-19 across the province.
362 patients are in hospital, with 91 in intensive care.
B.C. has administered its first COVID-19 vaccines.
B.C. is ramping up enforcement of public health orders to ensure more people are following its mask mandate and social gathering restrictions.

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