BC records 1,158 new cases over weekend, 194 new cases and six deaths in IHA
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting on three periods: from Jan. 29 to 30, we had 408 new cases, from Jan. 30 to 31, we had 473 new cases and in...
Update on Covid-19 cluster in Fernie
Interior Health has identified an additional ten cases of COVID-19 linked to a community cluster in the Fernie area since the cluster was declared on Jan. 27. Since Jan. 1, 2021, a total of 91 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in this region and 60 cases are currently active. Most of the transmission occurred at recent...
Jan. 29: 514 new cases overnight in BC, 71 in IHA
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting 514 new cases, including six epi-linked cases, for a total of 66,779 cases in British ...
Jan. 28: BC records 546 new cases, 70 in IHA
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: "Today, we are reporting 546 new cases, including five epi-linked cases, for a total of 66,265 cases in British...
BC reports 485 new cases overnight, 83 in IHA
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting 485 new cases, for a total of 65,719 cases in British Columbia. “There are 4,299 active cases of COVID-19 ...
Weekend sees 1,344 new cases/26 new deaths is BC, 234 cases/3 deaths in IHA
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting on three periods: Jan. 22 to 23 we had 527 new cases, Jan. 23 to 24 we had 471 new cases and in the last 24 hours...
Selkirk College Nursing Students Focus on Seniors’ Health Issues Amid Pandemic
Helping reduce the crushing mental and physical toll the COVID-19 pandemic is having on seniors in the Castlegar area, a pair of Selkirk College Nursing Program students are shining a light on what is required moving forward for older adults in British Columbia. Christina Champlin and Anjela Szabo completed a practicum this...
BC records 519 new cases, 84 in the Interior Health region
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting 519 new cases, including six epi-linked cases, for a total of 59,072 cases in British ...
Interior Health declares outbreak at Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre
Interior Health has declared an outbreak at Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre, a long-term care home. Four residents have tested positive for COVID-19. Everyone in close contact with these individuals are in self-isolation and monitoring for symptoms. Gemstone is privately operated by Trellis Seniors Services Ltc. It has 125...
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Cariboo Memorial Hospital
Interior Health (IH) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Cariboo Memorial Hospital. There is no evidence of patient exposure related to this outbreak, however, four staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. Interior Health would like to assure the community that it is safe to come to the hospital for medical care...
