B.C. announces 572 more cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths

B.C. health officials announced 572 more cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths on Wednesday.

In a written statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said there are 6,877 active cases of COVID-19 in B.C.

A total of 481 people are in hospital, 161 of whom are intensive care. 

Overall hospitalizations, which typically lag behind spikes and dips in new cases, are down by roughly seven per cent from last Wednesday, when 515 people were in hospital with the disease. 

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