Today’s COVID-19 update from Interior Health was another relatively uneventful, which is never a bad thing.
There were 43 new cases of the virus identified in the BC Interior over the past 24 hour.
It brings the region’s total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 7,241, with 638 currently active.
Hospitalizations pretty much stayed the same, with 20 people in IH hospitals due to COVID-19 and eight of them in intensive care.
There were no new deaths to report today and only one person in all of BC died of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
Here’s an update from IH on all of the region’s current outbreaks:
- Kelowna General Hospital has five cases: four patients and one staff.
- The Florentine in Merritt has two resident cases.
- Highridge/Singh House group home in Kamloops has 13 cases: five residents and eight staff.
- Westsyde Care Residence group home in Kamloops has 30 cases: 17 residents and 13 staff, with one death connected to this outbreak.
- Brocklehurst Gemstone long-term care in Kamloops has 32 cases: 24 residents and eight staff, with two deaths connected to this outbreak.
- Creekside Landing long-term care in Vernon has 40 cases: 25 residents and 15 staff, with one death connected to this outbreak.
- Noric House long-term care in Vernon has 67 cases: 39 residents and 28 staff, with 10 deaths connected to this outbreak.
