12 more die of COVID-19 in B.C. but end of health emergency in sight as 481 new cases recorded over 3 days – CBC

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Jun 07, 2021

B.C. health officials signalled Monday that the end of the province’s emergency response to COVID-19 is in sight as they announced 481 new cases over the weekend and 12 more deaths.

An average of about 160 cases and four deaths have been recorded each day since the last update on Friday.

“These losses are an important reminder of what we have to gain,” Deputy Provincial Health Officer Réka Gustafson said during a live news conference.

There are 199 people in hospital with the disease, she said, including 63 in intensive care — 38 of whom require mechanical ventilators to breathe. The overall number of patients in hospital has dropped by 20 per cent in the last week, falling to its lowest level since Oct. 24.

12 more die of COVID-19 in B.C. but end of health emergency in sight as 481 new cases recorded over 3 days – CBC

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