Mountainview Village long-term care in Kelowna remains at 16 cases: eight residents and eight staff, with two deaths connected to this outbreak. Officials at Interior Health are now discouraging non-essential travel and asking citizens to be vigilant as COVID-19 cases surge in the region. There are 788 active cases and in isolation. Interior Health (IH) is reporting 250 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, bringing the total number of cases in the region to 2,851. Interior Health (IH) reported 79 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, Dec. 22, as the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine were administered in the region. Man taken to 100 Mile District General Hospital for treatment. Interior Health (IH) is reporting 290 new COVID-19 cases and four more deaths over the New Year’s long weekend. Heritage Square long-term care in Vernon has 30 cases: 20 residents and 10 staff, with one death connected to this outbreak. Total deaths = resident and patient deaths + staff and other deaths. Several members were nonetheless among those who stormed Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Two-vehicles collide between Armstrong and Enderby Saturday night, Jan. 9, Peter Christopher Dolecki also faced a two-month suspension, Vernon’s Ribbons of Green Trails Society says sport is a great way to enjoy winter, Team says the move was made out of an ‘abundance of caution’, Packaging suppliers are still figuring eco-friendly and affordable packaging options that fit the mandates of Cannabis Regulations, Shipping, fitting all made complicated by COVID, Indigenous Services Canada had confirmed nearly 10,000 cases of COVID-19 in First Nation communities, The ashes were supposed to arrive by Christmas Eve. IH has provided a breakdown of case counts in each outbreak in the region: An update on the Big White Mountain COVID-19 cluster is expected to be released tomorrow. Interior Health Big White COVID-19 community cluster Friday update. Mountainview Village long-term care in Kelowna has at 16 cases: eight residents and eight staff. waits for little brother’s ashes that seem to be lost in transit, FOREST INK: A closer look at our blue grouse family. The new cases are above the daily case average of 47 that the health … The total number of cases identified to date is 143. IH recorded 96 new cases over the two reporting-periods on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, 47 cases on Dec. 27, 44 on Dec. 28, and 52 on Dec. 29. records 2,211 new COVID cases, 45 deaths over New Year’s Eve long weekend. The Interior Health region saw a record high 99 new COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the total active cases across the region to 758. No new deaths were noted in the region, leaving the death toll at six. McKinney Place long-term care in Oliver remains at 75 cases: 54 residents and 21 staff, with 13 deaths connected to this outbreak. There has been one death connected to this outbreak. Thirty-nine people are in hospital, six of whom are in intensive care. Interior Health's new COVID-19 cases identified by local health area BC announced a big change in the way it organizes COVID-19 data last week. The numbers, announced Jan. 4, are from four reporting periods. Heritage Square long-term care in Vernon has 10 cases: six residents and four staff. Eight more people have died of the virus, including one within Interior Health. Interior Health’s first COVID-19 update of 2021 is in and it covers a four-day reporting period over the New Year’s long weekend. Interior Health (IH) is reporting 290 new COVID-19 cases and four more deaths over the New Year’s long weekend. Broken down by day, there were 107 cases reported Jan. 1, 71 on Jan. 2, 52 on Jan. 3 and 60 on Jan. 4. This brings the total case-count in the region to 769 since testing began. The health authority says the cumulative total in the area is now "above 85 cases" since the start of the pandemic, up from 50 in early December. The conference brings together seed enthusiasts from communities across B.C. The number of active cases is 809. The Interior of the province likely has recorded its second case of COVID-19 as the total number of cases in B.C. Email: michael.rodriguez@kelownacapnews.com. The authority says 96 cases have been linked to … At least 60 cases have been linked to the resort following an investigation by the health authority. Get local stories you won't find anywhere else right to your inbox. The regional breakdown continues the recent trend, with 399 of the latest cases in Fraser Health, 98 in Vancouver Coastal, 91 in Interior Health, 47 in Northern Health and five on Vancouver Island. Seven of the 10 deaths came from four care home outbreaks: four at McKinney Place in Oliver and one at each Mountainview Village in Kelowna, Village by the Station in Penticton and West Kelowna’s Heritage Retirement Residence. There have been 71 new cases of COVID-19 in Interior Health (from Jan. 5 to Jan. 6), bringing to 4,310 the total number of cases in the health region. plans for COVID-19 ‘mass vaccination’ by March, READ MORE: B.C. The health authority only noted the other three as community deaths. Heritage Retirement Residence in West Kelowna has 40 cases: 35 residents and five staff, with one death connected to this outbreak. Get all of yourPrivate news and events with intheloop, resources specfically for Interior Health staff. "As cases surge, Interior Health is committed to ensuring you have timely access to COVID-19 testing in order to diagnose, investigate and contact trace each case of COVID-19. A total of 785 cases remain active and 33 people are in hospital, nine of whom are in intensive care Interior Health (IH) is reporting one additional death and 71 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Williams Lake Seniors Village has two cases: one resident and one staff. — Michael Rodriguez (@MichaelRdrguez) December 30, 2020. The total number of deaths due to the virus in the region has grown to 10. Thirty-one people are in hospital, seven of whom are in intensive care. Several members were nonetheless among those who stormed Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Packaging suppliers are still figuring eco-friendly and affordable packaging options that fit the mandates of Cannabis Regulations, Neither RCMP nor Kelowna Harvest Fellowship has confirmed whether the church was fined a second time, Peter Christopher Dolecki also faced a two-month suspension, Team says the move was made out of an ‘abundance of caution’, Shipping, fitting all made complicated by COVID, The ashes were supposed to arrive by Christmas Eve. B.C.’s trend in diagnosed cases dipped down with 522 more on Tuesday, after 759 Monday, and about 700 per day during the past weekend. On Monday, Dec. 14, the health authority stated 837 cases remain active, with 28 in hospital and six in intensive care. ORIGINAL 3 p.m. Another 91 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported within the Interior Health region over the past 24 hours. The Interior Health region is closing in on 4,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 83 more announced on Thursday afternoon. 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