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48 new COVID-19 cases, includes one new case in Northern Health

48 new cases of COVID-19 were announced in B.C Monday (Mar 23) by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, including one more case in the Northern Health Region. 

There are now five cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health Region. 

The total number of cases of the virus in BC is now 472. 

Dr. Henry also announced three new deaths in BC making the total of deaths in the province 13.

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Two of the deaths were members of long term care homes, one at the Lynn Valley Care Centre and the other at Haro Park Cantre.

The third death was a resident in the Fraser Health Region who was receiving treatment at home.

Dr.Henry added that the province now has 100 people who have now recovered from COVID-19 and have been released from isolation. 

“That is a very good thing to put on our books finally as I have mentioned many of the people who have tested positive had very mild illness and have been recovered for some time,” she said. 

Dr. Henry also mentioned 33 people are in hospital with 14 in the Intensive Care Unit.

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Lindsay Newman
Lindsay Newman
News Reporter Lindsay joined the MyBulkleyLakesNow news team in 2019. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario where she then moved to Toronto to complete Journalism school at Humber College where she graduated in 2017. Lindsay started her news journey at 680 News- Toronto's largest talk radio station. Lindsay then moved on to 680 News, where she was an audio editor. She has always loved the idea of living in British Columbia since she was a teenager and was excited to make the to move out to Smithers, BC to branch out her journalism skills. In Lindsay's spare time she is usually relaxing with her two cats and in the warmer months going on hikes with her friends and partner.

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