Interior Health 2021

Long-term care home outbreaks in Kelowna, Penticton declared over
The COVID-19 outbreaks at Village by the Station in Penticton and Mountainview Village in Kelowna…

Kamloops care home reports first COVID-19 death
Interior Health is reporting a death associated with the COVID-19 outbreak at Brocklehurst Gemstone care…

Outbreak declared at Kamloops long-term care home
Four residents of the Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre in Kamloops have tested positive for COVID-19,…

COVID-19 exposure at elementary school in Sicamous
The North Okanagan-Shuswap school district has reported a potential COVID-19 exposure at an elementary school…

COVID-19 exposures at two schools in Kamloops
Two schools in Kamloops had COVID-19 exposures in the first week back to class following…

Death toll mounts in Okanagan long-term care homes
Two deaths at long-term care homes over the weekend brings to 40 the number of…

3 more long-term care home deaths in Interior Health region
Three more COVID-19 related deaths have taken place in Interior Health long-term care homes, bringing…

BCCDC data shows COVID-19 cases dropping in Central, South Okanagan
The latest detailed breakdown of COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health region shows a drop…

New lab equipment at Interior Health speeds up COVID-19 test processing
Hospital laboratories in Kamloops and Kelowna are operating with new equipment that has nearly doubled…

COVID-19 claims another life at McKinney Place care home in Oliver
Oliver’s McKinney Place long-term care home recorded another COVID-19 related death today. Interior Health said…

71 cases of COVID-19 in Interior Health; care home outbreaks continue
Cases of COVID-19 continue to stack up within the Southern Interior, with 71 new cases…

COVID-19 outbreak declared at second Oliver long-term care home
A second Oliver long-term care home has a COVID-19 outbreak. Interior Health declared an outbreak…

Drug alert issued in Penticton for fentanyl mix
A drug alert has been issued for Penticton after a light green sample sold as…
61 more cases of COVID-19 within Interior Health
There were 61 new cases of COVID-19 within Interior Health diagnosed since Monday, raising the…
4 more COVID-19 deaths in Interior Health region
Of the 45 COVID-19 deaths recorded across B.C. over the New Year's long weekend, four…