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B.C. reveals full extent of COVID-19 hospitalizations

B.C. reveals full extent of COVID-19 hospitalizations

152 additional B.C. hospital beds now known to be occupied with people who have had COVID-19
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Mom upset her teen was denied entry to Port Coquitlam gym after proof of vaccine card mix-up

Mom upset her teen was denied entry to Port Coquitlam gym after proof of vaccine card mix-up

Teens are being prevented from doing healthy activities, worries mom, anxious about vaccine for 16-year-old stepson after reports of heart inflammation; Ministry of Health says it is 'closely watching' how vaccines are working in B.C.
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Delta variant still sourcing weekly triple-digit COVID-19 local-area cases in Tri-Cities

Delta variant still sourcing weekly triple-digit COVID-19 local-area cases in Tri-Cities

New BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) stats are inching in the right direction, but the region remains in the same stance as it was in late May.
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Fact check: COVID-19 vaccines are safe for pregnant and breastfeeding people

Fact check: COVID-19 vaccines are safe for pregnant and breastfeeding people

As hospitalizations climb, B.C. is calling on pregnant women to get vaccinated. Still concerned? We answer your questions.
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B.C. records most COVID-19 infections in a day since August

B.C. records most COVID-19 infections in a day since August

Serious COVID-19 infections continue to clog hospitals, ICUs
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Fraser Health schedules additional pop-up Port Coquitlam COVID-19 vaccine clinic

Fraser Health schedules additional pop-up Port Coquitlam COVID-19 vaccine clinic

Eligible residents can visit the Electrical Joint Training Committee on Sept. 28 to get either a first or second dose of vaccine against the virus.
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UPDATE: COVID-19 exposure at Coquitlam elementary school among hundreds reported on parent website

UPDATE: COVID-19 exposure at Coquitlam elementary school among hundreds reported on parent website

Website collecting COVID-19 school data from parents, teachers as B.C. school cases continue to mount and Fraser Health shuts a Chilliwack school due to an outbreak
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Achievement unlocked: 90 per cent first-dose vaccination rate against COVID-19 in southwest Coquitlam

Achievement unlocked: 90 per cent first-dose vaccination rate against COVID-19 in southwest Coquitlam

The surveillance neighbourhood is the first to cross the threshold in the latest data report, while double-vaccinations average 83 per cent for the Tri-Cities.
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Father urges people to get vaccinated after daughter, 29, dies of COVID-19

Father urges people to get vaccinated after daughter, 29, dies of COVID-19

The young woman died on Sept. 13
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COVID-19 patient counts in B.C. ICUs hit 20-week high

COVID-19 patient counts in B.C. ICUs hit 20-week high

10 more COVID-19 deaths raise province's pandemic death toll to 1,910.
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