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36 new cases of COVID-19 in Interior Health

A nurse performs a test on a patient at a drive-in COVID-19 clinic in Montreal, on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

The number of active cases in the region is at 366

by Twila Amato
updated 1 min ago

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