Interior Health Authority 2020
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…
Kelowna elementary school has COVID-19 exposure
Springvalley Elementary is the latest Kelowna school to report a person has tested positive for…
Overdose alert issued for Penticton and South Okanagan
Interior Health has issued an overdose alert today, Nov. 4, for Penticton and the South…
Interior Health opens new larger Vernon COVID-19 testing site
The Interior Health Authority has established a new, larger COVID-19 testing centre in Vernon. According…
Interior Health investigating COVID-19 exposure at Kelowna care home
Interior Health is investigating a COVID-19 exposure at a Kelowna care home but no outbreak…
Interior Health region records third COVID-19 death
A 70-year-old man died of COVID-19 in the Interior Health region within the past 24…
Why self-isolation from COVID exposure isn’t so simple: IH explains
Renee Merrifield, Kelowna-Lake Country Liberal candidate in Saturday’s provincial election, said she didn’t have to self-isolate…