Two Kamloops Home Hardware employees test positive for COVID-19

Two Home Hardware employees in Kamloops have tested positive for COVID-19.

The first employee was last in the store just off Halston Avenue on Nov. 5, according to a company release. The second employee was last in the store Nov. 7. 

Both individuals were tested for COVID-19 Nov. 9, and received their results Nov. 10 and 11 respectively.

Home Hardware voluntarily closed Nov. 11 to thoroughly disinfect the store, and both individuals are now self-isolating. Currently, no further cases have been reported by Home Hardware.


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Brie Welton

Brie is a recent graduate from UBC Okanagan where she studied English and French while managing the campus newspaper. After working as an intern reporter for the summer of 2019 in her home-town of Kelowna, she rejoined the InfoNews team in March 2020 and moved to Kamloops.
Her interests range from food features and artist profiles to politics, crime and minority issues. She has a passion for story-telling and aspires to one day become a full-time court reporter.

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