Only two new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.

Provincial health officer Doctor Bonnie Henry is reporting only two new cases of COVID-19 as B.C. marks a milestone in the pandemic response.

Henry says the province now has 2,446 cases in total but has also seen three additional deaths, bringing that total to 146.

She's assuring people the province would not be allowing many businesses to begin re-opening today if officials did not think they could do so safely.

But Henry is again urging owners to take the time needed to safely re-open.