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Interior Health 2021
Fines not always required for COVID rule-breaking gatherings: Interior Health
Interior Health is still looking into who may or may not be fined after a…
COVID vaccines soon available for those 55 to 65 in Kelowna, Vernon, Kamloops
While the British Columbia’s main age-based vaccine program is moving down to 65-year-olds, the door…
Kelowna teachers expecting COVID-19 jabs left disappointed
Teachers at 10 Kelowna area schools thought they were going to get their COVID-19 jabs…
One of two COVID outbreaks at Kelowna General declared over
One of two COVID-19 outbreaks at Kelowna General Hospital has been declared over by Interior…
One dead following COVID outbreak at Vernon Jubilee Hospital
One person has died at Vernon Jubilee Hospital following an outbreak of COVID-19. There are…
Drug alert issued in Penticton
Interior Health has issuing a warning to illicit drug users in the Penticton area. A…
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Vernon Jubilee Hospital
A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. An Interior Health media release…
Outbreak declared over at Merritt care home
Interior Health says the COVID-19 outbreak at The Florentine care facility in Merritt is over.…
Vaccine did not stop outbreak at Kelowna care home, but prevented hospitalizations, deaths: IH
Two of the 11 residents infected with COVID-19 at the recent Cottonwoods Care Home outbreak…
Outbreak declared over at Kamloops care home
The COVID-19 outbreak at a Kamloops long-term care home is now over. Interior Health has…
Staff buy in on immunization at Kelowna’s Cottonwoods care home expected to improve
The low vaccination rate for staff at Cottonwoods Care Centre in Kelowna may be because…
Interior Health announces new ‘compassionate’ substance abuse treatment
Interior Health is expanding a substance use treatment program with a new method designed to…
COVID-19 outbreak declared over at Kamloops care facility
A COVID-19 outbreak that affected 30 people and caused two deaths at the Westsyde Care…
Interior Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Kamloops group homes over
Interior Health has declare an outbreak over at a pair of Kamloops group homes. Highridge…
Only 65% of staff at Kelowna long-term care facility with COVID-19 outbreak took vaccine
A Kelowna long-term care facility grappling with a COVID-19 outbreak had a relatively low buy-in…
Penticton addictions service sees Interior Health funds pulled, asks for community support
A Penticton resource centre that offers addiction services is sounding alarm bells over a change…
COVID-19 death toll rises to 6 at Kamloops hospital; one dead in Kelowna General outbreak
Even though the COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops was declared over earlier…
New COVID-19 cases continue to decline in Interior Health region
The number of new COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health region has dropped steadily from…
Deadly COVID-19 outbreak declared over at Kamloops’s Royal Inland Hospital
The COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops is over. The outbreak on 6…
COVID-19 outbreak at Kelowna General Hospital contained to one unit
There's been a COVID-19 outbreak on unit 4B in Kelowna General Hospital and, as of…
Kamloops continues to be hotbed for COVID-19 cases in B.C. Interior
The Kamloops Local Health Area had 41 per cent of new COVID-19 cases in the…
Interior Health declares outbreak at Merritt long-term care facility
Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a long-term care facility in Merritt after…
UPDATE: Health officials issue drug alert for Kamloops; counterfeit said to be ‘impressive’
An alert has been issued by Interior Health for an illicit counterfeit drug being sold…
COVID-19 outbreak declared over at Oliver long-term care facility
The deadly outbreak of COVID-19 at Oliver’s Sunnybank long-term care home has ended. The outbreak…