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Interior Health Authority 2020
Why you really don’t have to pay that private lot parking ticket
When a Kelowna nurse contacted us to explain that she got hundreds of dollars in…
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Williams Lake long-term care home
Another COVID-19 outbreak has been declared in an Interior Health long-term care home. A resident…
70 new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health region
Interior Health is reporting 70 new cases COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours with…
Interior Health nurses are being buried in parking tickets during the pandemic
Interior Health is cracking down on staff taking over public parking spots and nurses say…
First COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Kamloops, Kelowna
The first COVID-19 vaccinations in the Interior Health region have been administered to long-term care…
Four more deaths due to COVID-19 at Oliver extended care home
An outbreak of COVID-19 at an Oliver long-term care home took four more lives over…
New COVID-19 testing centre opens in Penticton
A new community collection centre is being established in Penticton to facilitate COVID-19 testing capacity.…
Two more deaths reported at Oliver’s McKinney Place care home
The COVID-19 outbreak at a South Okanagan care home continued to intensify today with the…
Interior Health issues alert for contaminated drug supply in Kamloops
Interior Health is warning Kamloops illicit drug users about a toxic supply of heroin that…
Interior Health region COVID-19 cases approaching 3,000 mark
With 91 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, there have now been 2,998…
South Okanagan long-term care home resident dies of COVID-19
A woman in her 70s has died at a long-term care home in Oliver. An…
UPDATE: 60 COVID-19 cases now linked to Big White Ski Resort
Interior Health has identified 60 cases of COVID-19 related to Big White; mostly from transmission…
Interior Health issues illicit drug alert in Penticton
A drug alert has been issued for the Penticton area by Interior Health. The alert…
COVID-19 outbreak at South Okanagan care home continues to grow
A COVID-19 outbreak at a long-term care home in the South Okanagan continues to grow.…
Interior Health region second in line for COVID-19 vaccine behind Lower Mainland
The first distribution sites in B.C. for the new Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are going to…
COVID-19 outbreak declared over at RIH patient tower construction site
A COVID-19 outbreak among construction workers at the Royal Inland Hospital Patient Care Tower in…
More COVID-19 school exposures in Central Okanagan school district
The Central Okanagan school district has identified four new COVID-19 cases in Kelowna schools today…
COVID-19 community cluster in Kootenays now contained
Interior Health has reported the COVID-19 community cluster in the Salmo area is now contained. …
Interior Health’s top doctor says people need to start acting on public health advice
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry often praises the vast majority of B.C. residents who…
UPDATE: Interior Health declares outbreak at Kelowna long-term care home
A resident of a long-term care home in Kelowna has been diagnosed with COVID-19, a…
Another COVID-19 case confirmed at École KLO Middle School in Kelowna
École KLO Middle School in Kelowna has had another confirmed case of COVID-19. Interior Health…
Interior Health says gargle COVID-19 test now available for adults
Interior Health is now testing adults for COVID-19 using their spit rather than sticking a…
23 cases of COVID-19 in rural area of West Kootenays: Interior Health
Interior Health is reporting 23 cases COVID-19 linked to a community cluster in Salmo south…
Interior Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Patient Care Tower construction site in Kamloops
Interior Health has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at the construction site at the Royal…