2 more cases of COVID-19 in Interior Health region

There have been two more cases of COVID-19 in the Interior Health region, raising the total since the start of the pandemic to 407.

Of those cases, 15 are active and on isolation and according to a health authority statement, no one is in hospital or ICU with COVID-19.

Of all the cases within Interior Health, 165 cases are linked to the Kelowna cases that started June 26. Five are active and in isolation.

The outbreak at Okanagan Correctional Centre remains at six positive cases. All of the cases were of staff members.
 


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