B.C. records 438 COVID-19 cases, two deaths

By Denise Wong

Posted March 2, 2021 3:33 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – B.C. is reporting another 438 cases of COVID-19 across the province.

Two more people have died from the virus, bringing the death toll to 1,365.

There are also 22 new confirmed cases involving variants of concern.

In total, more than 284,000 doses of the COVID vaccine have been administered so far.

There was also a data correction on Tuesday, with Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry saying system challenges over the past week meant 254 cases were not counted.

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