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Burnaby Hospital reports new COVID-19 flare-up two days after declaring outbreak over; 414 new COVID-19 cases and 16 deaths reported in B.C.

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Dr. Bonnie Henry can be seen replying to questions during a news conference. (B.C. Government)

Just a few days after a COVID-19 outbreak was declared over at the hospital in Burnaby, B.C., another flare-up has been reported at the health centre.

The Fraser Health authority says nine patients in the medicine unit at Burnaby Hospital have tested positive and it has been temporarily closed to admissions.

The emergency department remains open at the hospital and enhanced cleaning and contact tracing has begun.

B.C. reported 414 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, for a total of 68,780.

There were also 16 more COVID-19-related deaths, 4,426 active cases and 278 in hospital.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix say in a joint statement that businesses need to make sure they are closely following public health orders as the province deals with COVID-19 variants.

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