Another 673 people diagnosed with COVID-19 in B.C. Village by the Station in Penticton remains at eight cases, with no new reported cases since yesterday. Interior Health (IH) is reporting 290 new COVID-19 cases and four more deaths over the New Year’s long weekend. Maps: COVID-19 cases in B.C. The deaths were all from long-term care homes. Earlier this week, the first doses of the COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine were administered in Interior Health. Centre for Disease Control is refining its testing to prioritize the most likely symptoms of the novel coronavirus, including fever or chills, a cough, loss of sense or smell or taste. @newspaperphilLike us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. On Tuesday, the health authority said BC Centre for Disease Control stats reveal the number of COVID-19 cases in the area has now risen to 49.?Last week, 22 new cases were confirmed, and the week prior, seven new cases were confirmed. This brings the total number of cases in the region to 3,510 since testing began. The numbers, announced Jan. 4, are from four reporting periods. Get local stories you won't find anywhere else right to your inbox. 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. Interior Health is reporting 31 new cases of COVID-19 in the region in the past 24 hours. Rob Morrison says vaccines should go to seniors, front line health care workers first, The event encourages residents to get creative each day throughout January, A virtual town hall meeting will be held on Jan. 12 to gather public input and discuss the study, The free presentations address topics including social media safety and digital literacy, The deaths were all in long-term care homes in the region, Elvis Presley, the iconic singer and actor, would have celebrated his 86th birthday this month. Twenty-eight are in the hospital, seven of whom are in ICU. Interior Health is also warning the public of increasing COVID-19 activity in the Revelstoke area with 29 new cases identified in the last two weeks. Of these, 235 are considered active, and on isolation. The outbreak has 27 confirmed cases that involve three sites operated by Teck Mining Ltd, impacting residents who live in the area and as far away as Vancouver Island, Alberta, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Also earlier this week, the COVID-19 cluster at Big White Ski Resort grew to 96 cases. Interior Health says it is seeing increased COVID-19 cases in the Revelstoke area. The number of deaths within IH remains at six. Officials at Interior Health are now discouraging non-essential travel and asking citizens to be vigilant as COVID-19 cases surge in the region. Another 91 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported within the Interior Health region over the past 24 hours. There are no new deaths reported for the region; the total remains at 18. B.C. Motorists wait to enter a Fraser Health COVID-19 testing facility, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, November 9, 2020. Cases by Local Health Area Of the total cases, 675 are active, and these individuals are isolating. Health officials diagnosed another 673 diagnosed cases of COVID-19 across the province on Thursday. The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 within the Interior Health region is still growing, according to health officials. Eight more people have died of the virus, including one within Interior Health. The Interior Health region is closing in on 4,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 83 more announced on Thursday afternoon. Provincial officals reported 81 new cases of COVID-19 in the Interior Health region on Friday afternoon. Interior Health Big White COVID-19 community cluster update KELOWNA – Interior Health has identified an additional 15 cases of COVID-19 linked to the Big White Mountain community cluster. In an early Christmas Eve update, Interior Health (IH) is reporting 70 new cases of COVID-19 in the region since Wed. Dec. 23. That brings the provincial death toll to 954 – 33 of those in Interior Health. Interior Health is warning the public of increasing COVID-19 activity in the Revelstoke area with 29 new cases identified in the past two weeks. Interior Health is reporting 66 more COVID-19 infections on Thursday, Dec. 17, for a total of 3,064 cases since testing began. The number of active cases is 809. READ MORE: 49 new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health, one additional death. Three people are in hospital, however, none are in ICU. Since Friday, Interior Health is reporting 104 new cases of COVID-19. Data on cases in our region are updated daily. The number of active cases is 809. The outbreak at Oliver’s McKinney Place long-term care home has 56 cases. Interior Health is still seeing an overall increase in confirmed coronavirus cases, but how big or small that rise is varies widely from area to area. RELATED: COVID-19 outbreak at Abbotsford poultry plant. This remains unchanged since IH’s Dec. 22 update. Heritage Retirement Residence in West Kelowna is reporting three additional cases, up to a total of 14. Interior Health (IH) is reporting 82 new cases of COVID-19 in the region, bringing the total number of cases to 2,502. A woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of COVID-19 is seen through Christmas lights, in downtown Vancouver, on Sunday, November 22, 2020. Teck mining operations in the Elk Valley has 16 cases linked to the outbreak. Email:Â phil.mclachlan@kelownacapnews.com. Two of the deaths are from Heritage Square in Vernon and one from West Kelowna’s Heritage Retirement Residence. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the B.C. Interior Health is reporting 66 more COVID-19 infections on Thursday, Dec. 17, for a total of 3,064 cases since testing began. Yesterday (Dec. 24) the health authority announced 49 new cases and one more death in the region. Interior Health reports 290 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths over the long weekend 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. IH has provided updates on active outbreaks in the region, four of which are at long term care homes. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck), Outbreak numbers remain mostly unchanged, except for care homes in Central Okanagan. 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. There were 290 new cases identified in the region since New Year’s Eve and here’s how they broke down by day: That brings the total number of cases since the pandemic started to 2,998. Broken down by day, there were 107 cases reported Jan. 1, 71 on Jan. 2, 52 on Jan. 3 and 60 on Jan. 4. Of the 111 known COVID-19 cases link to this cluster, 77 reside on Big White Mountain. This brings the total number of cases to 1,307 since the start of the pandemic. A man in his 80s previously died in the Mountain View outbreak. The conference brings together seed enthusiasts from communities across B.C. Click to enlarge. There were eight more deaths reported for the 24 hours up to Jan. 6, with 381 people in hospital with COVID-19 related conditions, 78 in intensive care. @michaelrdrguezLike us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Analysis As COVID-19 case numbers soar in B.C., so does the push for a mask mandate waits for little brother’s ashes that seem to be lost in transit, ‘Not as easy as it looks’: Small businesses share what it takes to move online, Kootenay-Columbia MP slams COVID-19 vaccination plan for federal inmates. 49 new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health, one additional death, First COVID-19 vaccine administered in Kelowna, Big White COVID-19 cluster grows to 96 cases, Government of B.C. explores construction of weir across Koocanusa Reservoir, COVID-19 vaccine arrives in remote First Nations across Canada, #FernieArtStreak produces daily masterpieces, Sister in B.C. In cases where not everyone can be reached, we are posting below the locations and times of known possible exposures in our region. Indigenous Services Canada had confirmed nearly 10,000 cases of COVID-19 in First Nation communities. 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 âabundance of cautionâ, 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, The ashes were supposed to arrive by Christmas Eve. Interior Health (IH) is working in partnership with school districts to support information-sharing when there are COVID-19 exposures at schools. In Interior Health, 10 people died from COVID-19 between Dec. 24 and Dec. 29, bringing to 28 the number of people in the health region who have … In an early Christmas Eve update, Interior Health (IH) is reporting 70 new cases of COVID-19 in the region since Wed. Dec. 23. 19 people are in the hospital, with five individuals in intensive care. 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