Interior Health reports 61 new cases of COVID-19 and 2 more deaths

Another 61 cases of COVID-19 were identified in the BC Interior over the past 24 hours.

It brings the region to 5,374 total cases since the start of the pandemic, with 1,055 currently active.

There are 29 people hospitalized due to COVID-19 in the Interior Health region right now, seven of them are in intensive care.

Unfortunately, there were another two deaths to report today, one at Brocklehurst Gemstone in Kamloops and another in the community.

“It is with heavy hearts today that we report two additional deaths due to COVID-19 in Interior Health. Our sympathy goes out to their loved ones and caregivers,” said Susan Brown, president and CEO of IH.0

“Each death is a reminder of the devastating impact of this pandemic, and a reminder to all of us of the very real need to follow provincial health orders and direction.”

Here’s an update from IH on all of the region’s current outbreaks:

• Cariboo Memorial Hospital has 10 staff cases.
• Brocklehurst Gemstone long-term care in Kamloops has 20 cases: 16 residents and four staff, with one death connected to this outbreak.
• Sunnybank long-term care in Oliver has 35 cases: 26 residents and nine staff, with two deaths connected to this outbreak.
• Creekside Landing long-term care in Vernon has 32 cases: 18 residents and 14 staff, with one death connected to this outbreak.
• Williams Lake Seniors Village has two cases: one resident and one staff.
• Noric House long-term care in Vernon has 51 cases: 31 residents and 20 staff, with two deaths connected to this outbreak.
• Heritage Square long-term care in Vernon has 64 cases: 47 residents and 17 staff, with seven deaths connected to this outbreak.
• Heritage Retirement Residence in West Kelowna has 46 cases: 41 residents and five staff, with three deaths connected to this outbreak.
• Teck mining operations remains at 17 IH cases linked to the outbreak.
• Village by the Station long-term care in Penticton has 10 cases: five residents and five staff, with one death connected to this outbreak.
• Mountainview Village long-term care in Kelowna has 16 cases: eight residents and eight staff, with two deaths connected to this outbreak.
  

In addition, the Big White community cluster grew by 28 since Friday to surpass 200 total cases, which you can read more about here.