B.C. health officials provide COVID-19 update and latest epidemiological modelling
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B.C. health officials are providing an update on the COVID-19 situation in the province today, which is expected to include the latest epidemiological modelling data.
The provincial update comes as the province has begun to see a decline in the number of new coronavirus infections across B.C.
As of Wednesday, there were 430 new cases of COVID-19, 202 of which were reported in the Fraser Health region.
There are currently 4,373 active cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus in B.C., 200,220 people who tested positive for the virus have recovered.
The province announced mandatory vaccinations last month for B.C.'s 30,000 public service workers. Employees who have not received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Nov. 22 will be placed on unpaid leave for three months, B.C. health officials said.
More than 3,300 workers in the province's health-care sector are already on unpaid leave because they were not immunized by the Oct. 26 deadline for mandatory vaccination for these workers.
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