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B.C. may have reached peak of COVID hospitalizations as numbers drop slightly
“It looks like we’re at our peak of hospitalizations.” That from provincial health officer Dr.…
More than 1,000 people in B.C. hospitals with COVID
For the first time ever, the number people in hospital in B.C. with a positive…
One COVID-19 outbreak ends, another begins at Kelowna hospital
Just as one COVID-19 outbreak came to an end at Kelowna General Hospital, another was…
B.C. judge orders mom to get daughter vaccinated against father’s wishes
A B.C. judge has ordered that the mother of a 10-year-old child can get her…
Deaths, ICU counts continue to mount in B.C. due to COVID pandemic
The serious consequences of the COVID pandemic are far from over even with the less-deadly…
COVID hospitalizations and ICU numbers decline slightly in B.C.
The number of people in hospital with COVID is slowly declining with 949 reported today…
COVID hospitalizations in B.C. level off but ICU cases rise
There are 985 people in hospital with COVID in B.C., 144 of whom are in…
There are currently 987 people in hospital with COVID in B.C.
The number of people in hospital with a COVID diagnosis has grown to 987 as…
B.C.’s top doctor says it’s time to get used to living with COVID-19
While COVID-19 case counts have peaked in B.C. it’s still rampant in the community so…
COVID hospitalizations in B.C. continue to climb, hitting 891
As predicted by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, the hospitalization rate for people infected…
895 COVID-positive people currently in B.C. hospitals
As the Omicron variant of COVID continues to spread in B.C. there are now 895…
Don’t dismiss Omicron variant of COVID as a mild illness: Dr. Henry
This is not the time to casually take the Omicron variant of COVID-19 as just…
Hospitalizations increase to 819 in B.C. to due to COVID-19
Even though the province has changed the way it reports COVID hospitalization data, there has…
‘Step closer’ to pandemic’s end as B.C. hits peak of Omicron’s spread in community: Dr. Henry
It’s clear from comments made by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry today that we…
Omicron on downward trajectory in B.C. but not in Interior Health yet
B.C.’s COVID curve is heading downwards, as it is in many other parts of the…
Central Okanagan school board to decide on vaccine mandate
Central Okanagan trustees will decide on a vaccine mandate for their teachers and staff against…
Interior Health opening more clinics for COVID booster program
Interior Health is expanding COVID-19 immunization clinic capacity with new clinics across the region. This…
iN VIDEO: Kelowna child with cancer has to leave Ronald McDonald house because parents refused vaccine
A child with leukemia may be forced to leave the Ronald McDonald House in Vancouver…
318 new COVID cases in Interior Health region
There have been 318 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the Interior Health region in…
High daily COVID case counts expected to continue in B.C. for next few weeks
While the daily count of COVID-19 cases has eased a bit from the peak at…
526 new COVID cases in Interior Health marks new record high
There were 526 new COVID-19 cases reported in the Interior Health region in the last…
3,223 new COVID cases in B.C.; 408 in Interior Health
There were 3,223 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. in the last 24 hours. Of…
473 new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health; 3,798 in B.C.
There were 473 new COVID-19 cases recorded in the Interior Health region in the last…
B.C.’s top doctor tells schools to make plans to operate short-staffed
Schools in B.C. are on track to fully open next week following the extended holiday…