VANCOUVER, March 10, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) – Canada reported the first COVID-
19 death in Vancouver of British Columbia province Monday.
One of the residents of a care center in North Vancouver’s Lynn Valley,
whose case was announced Saturday, died late Sunday, Provincial Health
Officer Bonnie Henry said at a news conference.
The dead was a man in his 80s after getting the virus from a care home
worker, who also worked at other facilities in Metro Vancouver.
Henry confirmed five new COVID-19 cases, bringing the provincial total to
32. Half of the province’s cases are linked to travel to Iran.
As of Monday noon, a total of 74 cases have been reported in Canada.