43 new cases of COVID have been reported in Interior Health
No new deaths, Williams Lake outbreak over
No new deaths and 43 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the region.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 from Interior Health. The Williams Lake outbreak has also been contained, where there have been a total of 421 cases, of which 388 have now recovered.
There are 638 active cases with 20 people in hospital and eight in intensive care. To date, the virus has hospitalized 391 people in the region. Of the 7,241 cases, a total of 6,507 people have recovered in the area of internal health. The highest age group is between 20 and 29 years, followed by 30 to 39 years and 40 to 49 years. Those 80 and older represent the lowest percentage. You can view the data in the BCDC dashboard.
Other local outbreaks are as follows:
- Kelowna General Hospital has five cases: four patients and one staff.
- The Florentine at Merritt has two cases.
- The Highridge / Singh House group home in Kamloops has 13 cases: five residents and eight employees.
- The Westsyde Care Residence Group’s home in Kamloops has 30 cases: 17 residents and 13 employees, with one death related to this outbreak.
- Brocklehurst Gemstone Long Term Care in Kamloops has 32 cases: 24 residents and eight employees, with two deaths related to this outbreak.
- Creekside Landing Long Term Care in Vernon has 40 cases: 25 residents and 15 employees, with one death associated with this outbreak.
- Noric House Long Term Care in Vernon has 67 cases: 39 residents and 28 employees, with 10 deaths related to this outbreak.
The internal health numbers are part of 559 new cases reported Tuesday by British Columbia public health officials. While there were no new deaths in the IH region, there was another death caused by the virus in the province.
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