BC records 519 new cases, 84 in the Interior Health region
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting 519 new cases, including six epi-linked cases, for a total of 59,072 cases in British ...
Interior Health declares outbreak at Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre
Interior Health has declared an outbreak at Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre, a long-term care home. Four residents have tested positive for COVID-19. Everyone in close contact with these individuals are in self-isolation and monitoring for symptoms. Gemstone is privately operated by Trellis Seniors Services Ltc. It has 125...
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Cariboo Memorial Hospital
Interior Health (IH) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Cariboo Memorial Hospital. There is no evidence of patient exposure related to this outbreak, however, four staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. Interior Health would like to assure the community that it is safe to come to the hospital for medical care...
BC records 1,475 new cases, 22 new deaths over 72 hours
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting on three periods. From Jan. 8 to 9, we had 538 new cases. From Jan. 9 to 10, we had 507...
Interior Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Canim Lake
Interior Health has identified increased COVID-19 activity throughout the 100 Mile House region and has declared a COVID-19 outbreak due to rapid spread in the community of Canim Lake. Located approximately 40 km from100 Mile House, Interior Health has identified 32 cases of COVID-19 who reside in the region and are linked...
761 new cases in BC, 96 in IHA overnight
While the entire province of BC is reporting 761 new cases of Covid-19 overnight, with eight new deaths, IHA says this region alone saw 98 new cases., as per the following press release: "IH is reporting 96 new cases overnight for a total of 4,406. o Note: a change was announced today to daily reporting, see below**...
Adding surgeries for patients: Catching up from COVID-19
As of Nov. 22, 2020, 90 per cent of patients who had their surgery postponed during the first wave of COVID-19 were able to have their surgery completed through B.C.’s commitment to surgical renewal. “The surgical renewal commitment to patients is a massive and necessary undertaking to address postponed surgeries and meet the...
Interior Health declares outbreak at Sunnybank Retirement Home in Oliver
Interior Health has declared an outbreak at Sunnybank Retirement Home long-term care in Oliver. Four staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. All individuals in close contact with these individuals are in self-isolation and monitoring for symptoms. Sunnybank Retirement Home is operated by Interior Health and has 51 ...
Drive-through testing at new COVID-19 community collection centre in Trail
The COVID-19 test collection centre in Trail is moving to a new location on Thursday thanks to a partnership between Interior Health and ICBC. At the new site, testing services will be provided in the drive-through tunnel at the ICBC Trail Claim Centre at 2985 Highway Drive. The drive-through will be completely separate from...
BC records 444 new cases overnight, for total of 47,510
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting 444 new cases of COVID-19, including five epi-linked cases, for a total of 47,510 cases...