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There were only 16 new cases of COVID-19 identified in the BC Interior over the past 24 hours.
It brings the region to 7,443 total cases since the pandemic began, with 423 currently active.
There are 19 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the BC Interior right now and seven of them are in intensive care.
Fortunately, there were no new deaths to report today and Interior Health’s COVID-19 death toll remains at 104.
Here’s an update from the health authority on all of the region’s current outbreaks, a list that’s down to just five active outbreaks:
- Kelowna General Hospital has six cases: five patients and one staff, with one death connected to this outbreak.
- 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 two deaths 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.
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