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BREAKING

First presumptive case of coronavirus recorded in B.C.

Jan 28, 2020 | 11:59 AM

VICTORIA — Health officials have confirmed the first presumptive case of coronavirus in B.C.

Provincial health officer Bonnie Henry said the case involves a man in his 40s who lives in the Vancouver Coast Health region. The man recently travelled to Wuhan, China.

Henry said the man is in isolation at his home.

The update comes as China is reporting 25 more deaths from the viral disease, bringing the death toll to at least 106. It includes the first death in Beijing.

Meanwhile, the wife of the first confirmed patient in Canada is isolated in her home as she awaits final confirmation of her own case.

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