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November 23, 2021 - 4:01 PM
There were 77 new COVID cases recorded in the Interior Health region in the last 24 hours.
There were 324 cases in the province as a whole, including 102 in Fraser Health, 60 in Northern Health, 36 on Vancouver Island and 38 in Vancouver Coastal, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Health today, Nov. 23 Eleven cases were added for those living outside the country as a data correction.
There are now 3,047 active cases in the province with 345 people in hospital, 115 of whom are in intensive care.
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There was one more death, in the Northern Health region, bringing the death toll to 2,304.
The vaccination rate in B.C. edged up to 90.9% for those over 12 years of age with at least one dose and 87.4% for those with two doses.
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