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British Columbia health officials announced 12 new infections of COVID-19 on Tuesday as the government extended the provincial state of emergency for two more weeks.
The government says the province has had 2,990 cases of COVID-19 in total.
The province has 162 active cases and 2,645 people who tested positive have recovered from the illness.
The statement says there have been no new COVID-19 related deaths and the number of people who have died stands at 183.
One of the new cases announced on Tuesday is epidemiologically linked, which means public health investigations have shown that it meets the definition for COVID-19 but may not have been tested for a number of reasons.
Premier John Horgan says extending the state of emergency to the end of the day on July 21 allows the government to act to keep the province safe during the pandemic.
