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Prince George local health area adds 108 COVID-19 infections: BC CDC

According to the BC Centre for Disease Control COVID-19 case count by local health area, Prince George led Northern BC with 108 cases of the virus from January 3 to 9.

The PG health area registered an average daily rate of 10-15 cases per 100,000 people.

The Peace River North region added 47, averaging about 15 to 20 cases a day per 100,000 residents.

In Terrace, 44 cases were identified for an average daily rate of twenty cases or more for every 100,000.

This was followed by the Cariboo- Chilcotin area, where 31 cases were found.

The area saw an average daily rate of 15 to 20 infections.

The 100 Mile area saw an average rate of over 20 cases per 100,000 people, and 29 infections were reported.

This was the same story for the Nisg’aa region.

25 people in the Smithers area tested positive as well, for an average daily rate of 15-20 cases.

Nechako and Burns Lake saw 20 infections each, the average daily rate continues to be twenty or more.

A total of 22 cases were reported in Kitimat and Upper Skeena.

18 in Fort Nelson and Peace River South.

Four cases were listed in Quesnel.

This accounted for 396 infections total.

 

 

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Catherine Garrett
Catherine Garrett
Catherine is an anchor and reporter in the MyPGNow newsroom. Born in Ontario, raised on Haida Gwaii, she now is living in Prince George. She obtained a diploma in Broadcast and Online Journalism at BCIT. You can find her on Twitter @Cath_Garrett

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