Interior Health is changing the way cases of COVID-19 are reported in the Kelowna area.
Starting tomorrow (July 30), the health department will report the number of cases in Kelowna, not just the confirmed cases related to events in early July.
BREAKING: @Interior_Health is changing the way Kelowna-based COVID-19 cases are reported.
Presser from IH below: pic.twitter.com/E0L6h6BYBF
– Michael Rodriguez (@MichaelRdrguez) July 30, 2020
So far, Interior Health (IH) has defined the number of “Kelowna Cluster” -related cases that are directly related to specific events and businesses in the downtown area in early July and during the Canada Day holidays.
“We now know that the situation has shifted beyond those initial cases in downtown Kelowna to wider community coverage,” said IH media spokesman Karl Hardt.
“This new coverage will more closely reflect what is currently going on in the city and the region.”
The Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, and Minister of Health, Adrian Dix, will explain the change tomorrow during their regular media availability, and IH will begin publishing numbers based on the expanded definition.
According to Interior Health, this will lead to a “significant increase” in the previously reported cluster number.
“It is important to clarify that the vast majority of the additional cases reported tomorrow will not be new cases. These are cases that have already been recorded in the total maintenance cases, but have not been officially assigned to the ‘Kelowna cluster’. “
Editor’s note: In addition to this release, Interior Health has posted an unconfirmed number of cases to the faulty media. Capital News have decided not to release these numbers and wait for the confirmed numbers to be released tomorrow.
READ MORE: No New COVID-19 Cases For The First Time In Weeks: Interior Health
Do you have anything to add to this story or anything else we should cover? Email: michael.rodriguez@kelownacapnews.com
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