Interior Health 2021

Safe to swim in Wood Lake during algae bloom: Interior Health
Interior Health Authority test results from an algae bloom on Wood Lake have confirmed the…

Death toll climbs to 6 at Kelowna care home COVID outbreak
The death toll due to COVID-19 at the Spring Valley Care Centre in Kelowna has…

Everyone over 18 in Interior Health willing to get first jab could have it by end of May
As of this Sunday, all Interior Health residents over the age of 18 can start…

Keep pets out of Wood Lake in Lake Country as algae bloom continues: IH
Interior Health continues to warn residents to stay out of the water where an algae…

COVID-19 cases down almost everywhere in Interior Health
There were 134 fewer cases of COVID-19 recorded in the Interior Health region last week…

Interior Health identifies 3 communities as high COVID-19 transmission areas
People living in three Interior Health region neighbourhoods will have greater access to the AstraZeneca…

COVID-19 outbreak turns deadly at Kelowna long-term care home
Three people have died during the COVID-19 outbreak at the Spring Valley Seniors Community long-term…

Kelowna martial arts academy shuttered for not following public health orders
A Kelowna martial arts studio that refuses to follow public health orders and has operated…

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Kelowna long-term care home
Interior Health is reporting a COVID-19 outbreak at a long-term care home in Kelowna. One…

Kelowna martial arts studio ordered to close; considered ‘public health risk’
Interior Health has ordered Flow Academy in Kelowna to close for being a public health risk…

Interior Health warns of potentially harmful algae bloom on Wood Lake
After Lake Country residents reported a thick sludge floating on the top of Wood Lake…

Deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon Jubilee Hospital declared over
The COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon Jubilee Hospital, which claimed three lives, is over. The outbreak…

Fines not always required for COVID rule-breaking gatherings: Interior Health
Interior Health is still looking into who may or may not be fined after a…

COVID vaccines soon available for those 55 to 65 in Kelowna, Vernon, Kamloops
While the British Columbia’s main age-based vaccine program is moving down to 65-year-olds, the door…

Kelowna teachers expecting COVID-19 jabs left disappointed
Teachers at 10 Kelowna area schools thought they were going to get their COVID-19 jabs…