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100 days since B.C. issued its first statement about the novel coronavirus

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Health Minister Adrian Dix alongside BC Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, at a news conference in Vancouver on Friday, January 31st, 2020. (Photo-Connect News/Jawad Siddiqui)

Provincial health officer Doctor Bonnie Henry is reporting 25 new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths as the province marks a milestone in its updates.

Henry says it's been 100 days since B.C. issued its first statement about the novel coronavirus.

She says lives have changed dramatically since then but Premier John Horgan will outline what she is describing as a go forward plan next week.

The new cases include another 12 inmates at the Mission Institution, bringing the total to 120 with Henry saying more are expected to develop symptoms.

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