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British Columbia health officials reported 536 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and seven additional deaths.

In a live briefing, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said it brought B.C.'s death toll to 1,038.

Of the new cases, 253 were in the Fraser Health region, 102 were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 115 were in the Interior Health region, 21 were in the Vancouver Island health region and 45 were in the Northern Health region.

Thursday's announcement lowered the seven-day average for new cases in the province to 517.

The number of active cases in the province also dropped again, to 4,624. It was the lowest it's been since Nov. 6, and fewer than half of the 10,039 active cases at their peak on Dec. 14.

Another 7,303 people remained in isolation due to possible exposure.

The province has identified its first case of the South African variant of the virus, Henry said, in a person not known to have travelled or to have connection with a traveller.

The province was working to determine how they were exposed.

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