Interior Health announces additional COVID-19 restrictions for Central Okanagan
In a media release Friday, Interior Health said it is upping the ante in a response to slowing the outbreak of new COVID-19 cases in the Central Okanagan. Interior Health said it is managing the central Okanagan COVID-19 outbreak declared on July 28, 2021, by implementing additional restrictions to reduce transmission. Interior...
Heritage City sees sharp spike in COVID-19 cases
The Heritage City saw a sharp spike in new COVID-19 cases during the last week of July the BC Center of Disease Control Graphic Distribution by Local Health Area of Case Residence map released Wednesday showed. The graphic showed Nelson more than doubled its COVID-19 cases from 13 between July 18-24 to 38 from July 25-31. The...
IHA once again has more new COVID cases overnight than the rest of BC combined
As of Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, 81.5% (3,777,588) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 67.9% (3,146,669) have received their second dose. In addition, 82.4% (3,564,533) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 70.1% (3,033,200) have received...
B.C. COVID-19 pandemic update
The BC Ministry of Health released the updated COVID-19 numbers following the BC Day Longweekend. As of Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, 81.4% (3,773,442) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 67.3% (3,121,311) received their second dose. In addition, 82.3% (3,560,982) of all...
IHA once again has more new cases overnight than the rest of BC combined
As of Thursday, July 29, 2021, 81.0% (3,753,057) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 64.1% (2,971,793) have received their second dose. In addition, 81.9% (3,543,503) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 66.8% (2,890,948) have received...
New health measures to contain COVID-19 outbreak in Central Okanagan
The surge in new COVID-19 cases in the Okanagan has prompted new restrictions as Interior Health (IH) looks to get a handle on the recent outbreak in the Central Okanagan. Interior Health said in a media release Wednesday that significant increases in COVID-19 transmission has forced the announcement of measures to contain ...
Heat warning for B.C., people urged to take precautions
British Columbians are being asked to take precautions this week, as Environment Canada has issued another heat warning for most of the province. The extreme heat is predicted to last from Wednesday, July 28 to Saturday, July 31. “Extreme heat is dangerous and can have devastating and deadly consequences,” said Adrian Dix, ...
IHA still BC COVID hotspot, with 95 new cases over night, almost three times that of any other region
As of Tuesday, July 27, 2021, 80.7% (3,742,081) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 62.3% (2,887,730) have received their second dose. In addition, 81.7% (3,533,942) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 65.3% (2,822,405) have received their...
Interior Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Nelson Jubilee Manor, new cases up in Heritage City
As cases climb the West Kootenay, both in Nelson and in Castlegar, Interior Health declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the Nelson Jubilee Manor long-term care home. In a media release Friday, Interior Health said as of Thursday afternoon, one patient and two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. Nelson Jubilee Manor ...
Covid-19 update: IHA continues to have highest infection rates with 59 new cases overnight
As of Friday, July 23, 2021, 80.3% (3,723,154) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 58.1% (2,692,024) have received their second dose. In addition, 81.3% (3,517,529) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 61.4% (2,654,367) have received their...
