Only 24 new cases of COVID-19 for the BC Interior, active cases plummet

Interior Health’s COVID-19 case numbers continue to show improvement, with just 24 new cases identified over the past 24 hours.

It brings the region to 7,295 total cases since the start of the pandemic, with 536 currently active.

The low number of new cases was certainly reflected in the active cases number, as it plummeted from 654 to 536 over the past 24 hours.

Hospitalization numbers haven’t changed since Wednesday, as there are still 24 people in IH hospitals due to COVID-19 and nine of them are in intensive care.

There were no new deaths to report and the BC Interior’s death toll remains at 101.

Here’s an update from IH on the region’s six active outbreaks:

• Kelowna General Hospital has six cases: five patients and one staff, with one death connected to this outbreak.
• The Florentine in Merritt has two resident cases.
• Highridge/Singh House group home in Kamloops has 13 cases: five residents and eight staff.
• Westsyde Care Residence group home in Kamloops has 30 cases: 17 residents and 13 staff, with two deaths connected to this outbreak.
• Brocklehurst Gemstone long-term care in Kamloops has 32 cases: 24 residents and eight staff, with two deaths connected to this outbreak.
• Noric House long-term care in Vernon has 67 cases: 39 residents and 28 staff, with 10 deaths connected to this outbreak.