According to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control website, there has been a jump in new COVID-19 cases in the 亚洲天堂 Lake and Houston area.
Twenty three new cases in 亚洲天堂 Lake have been reported from Aug. 31 to Sept. 6, and 64 have been reported in Smithers. The previous six-day period from Aug. 22 to Aug. 28 saw only two new cases in 亚洲天堂 Lake and 17 in Smithers.
On Sept. 8 alone, there was a total of 814 new cases reported throughout the province, with 72 being in the Northern Health region. The rise in case counts comes with the province鈥檚 vaccine passport mandate right around the corner, as it鈥檚 set to begin on Sept. 13.
According to 76.5 per cent of the population of B.C. has been vaccinated at least one dose and 69.5 per cent has been vaccinated with both doses.
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