Final COVID-19 update of the week includes 13 deaths in just 24 hours in B.C.

Another 13 people have died in the latest 24-hour period examined by public health officials, the province said in its final COVID-19 update of the week.

B.C. is reporting 667 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 new deaths.

The numbers, which cover the last 24-hour period, came Friday afternoon in a statement from the Ministry of Health.

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B.C. will get one more COVID-19 update before the weekend as new restrictions in the northern part of the province roll out.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the new measures Thursday as areas under Northern Health's jurisdiction have seen high transmission and overwhelmed health-care facilities.