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Gulf Islands COVID-free for third consecutive week

By Driftwood Staff

The latest data from the BC Centre for Disease Control released today indicates that there were no active cases of COVID-19 in the Southern Gulf Islands from April 18 to 24.

As well, numbers across southern Vancouver Island overall have continued to drop, as shown in the above chart. (Click on the image for a full view.)

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