Posted December 24, 2021 12:44 pm Updated December 24, 2021 12:54 pm British Columbia health officials are scheduled to hold a final COVID-19 briefing before the Christmas holiday at 10 a.m. PT Friday.Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry will take reporters’ questions.Global News will stream the briefing live here, on our Facebook page and on BC1.The update comes amid surging case numbers in B.C., believed to be driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant. Trending Stories On Thursday, B.C. reported more than 2,000 new cases, nearly tripling one-day case numbers in a week, and surpassing the province’s “worst-case scenario” for the end of the month. Story continues below advertisement 2:14Thousands of non-urgent B.C. surgeries to be postponed in new year Thousands of non-urgent B.C. surgeries to be postponed in new year View link » © 2021 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
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