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B.C.’s first baby of 2020 arrives in New Westminster

Girl was born at 12:01 a.m. at Royal Columbian Hospital
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Little Clarita was the first baby in B.C. born in 2020. She arrived at 12:01 a.m. at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster. (Fraser Health/X)

B.C.’s first baby of the new decade was born at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster.

The little girl, named Clarita, arrived at 12:01 a.m., weighing 4 lbs. and 10 oz., according to the Fraser Health Authority.

Welcome little Clarita! #BC’s first baby of 2020! #RoyalColumbianHospital. Born at 12:01AM on January 1, 2020. Mom and baby are doing well. Congratulations! pic.x.com/QEQf9qMGA6

— Fraser Health (@Fraserhealth) January 1, 2020

It's a boy! Island Health's first hospital birth of 2020 came at 12:17am at Vic General - an 8 pound 3 ounce lad from Sooke. #NewYearsBaby

— Island Health (@VanIslandHealth) January 1, 2020

IT’S A GIRL!
Interior Health’s New Year’s baby is a girl, born at 6:02 a.m. at Kelowna General Hospital, weighing 5 lbs 3 oz, a first child for Kelsey and Brian McCune of Kelowna. #HappyNewYear #NewYearsBaby #welcome pic.x.com/BvrhIZr0xd

— Interior Health (@Interior_Health) January 1, 2020

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