The weekly COVID-19 case number in Central Okanagan continues to decline.
According to new data from the BC Center for Disease Control (BCCDC), 65 people in the region between Lake Country and Peachland tested positive for the virus between January 17 and 23, which translates into a positivity rate of around 33 cases per 100,000 people. In the previous week, health officials identified 139 cases and in early December there were more than 300 cases a week.
This is the lowest number of cases in the region since the BCCDC began publishing weekly data in late November.
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In the north, Vernon remained stable, recording 59 cases of the virus for the second straight week.
Both Salmon Arm and Enderby have significant case numbers compared to the population. The salmon arm recorded 55 cases and Enderby 11 – a rate of more than 150 cases per 100,000 population.
Kamloops continues to gain 124 between Jan. 17-23, while Merritt posted 15.
The Cariboo / Chilcotin area remains the region’s hardest hit for internal health, with 120 cases – a rate of 484 per 100,000 people.
The south is also going down: Penticton recorded nine cases and the Osoyoos and Oliver area recorded just six from Jan 17-23. The Kettle Valley area had two falls and Summerland had one.
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