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Low COVID-19 cases continue in the North

Lindsay Newman
By Lindsay Newman

New COVID-19 cases within the Smithers Local Health Area have remained the same for the second week in a row.

Three cases of the virus were identified in the region during the period of May 9 to 15.

This has resulted in the average daily case rate for the Smithers LHA to be 0.1 to 5.0 cases reported per 100,000 people.

In the Burns Lake Local Health Area no new cases were identified compared to one the previous week.

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Meanwhile, Terrace saw a significant decline with no cases of COVID-19 being reported last week.

Prince Rupert saw a slight increase with two cases identified compared to one the previous week.

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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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