COVID-19 cases for the most recent 7-day period of Jan. 3 to 9. (Sunday to Saturday). FULL MAP LINKED IN ARTICLE

By Dylana Kneeshaw

COVID-19 UPDATE

Cariboo COVID-19 cases climbed last week, while Kamloops saw slight decrease

Jan 16, 2021 | 7:44 AM

KAMLOOPS — While several regions in British Columbia are seeing COVID-19 infection spikes, data recorded for the start of January in Kamloops saw a modest decrease.

One of the largest case jumps was seen in the Cariboo/Chilcotin region – which recorded 31 cases between Jan. 3 and 9. That’s a 23 case increase from the last recording period (Dec. 27 to Jan. 2).

According to the latest CDC mapping, there were 62 COVID-19 infections in Kamloops from Jan. 3 to 9. That’s a slight decrease from the 68 cases found in Kamloops between Dec. 27 to Jan. 2

These are some other LHA totals in the Interior, recorded last week:

• Cariboo/Chilcotin – 31 (up by 23 from last week)
• North Thompson – 4 (up by 4)
• 100 Mile House – 29 (up by 21)
• South Cariboo – 0 (down by 1)
• Lillooet – 7 (down by 1)
• Merritt – 10 (up by 1)
• Vernon – 98 (up by 22)
• Armstrong-Spallumcheen – 2 (down by 1)
• Enderby – 3 (down by 1)
• Salmon Arm — 17 (up by 13)
• Revelstoke – 16 (down by 21)
• Central Okanagan-Kelowna — 110 (down by 29)

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View the complete map here. BCCDC publishes Local Health Area COVID-19 case counts weekly, every Wednesday.