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By James Peters

COVID-19

Kamloops recorded 124 new COVID-19 cases last week: B.C. Centre for Disease Control

Jan 27, 2021 | 5:23 PM

KAMLOOPS — The latest data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) shows another jump in COVID-19 spread in Kamloops last week.

The Local Health Area (LHA) data contained in the map update for the week of January 17 to 23 shows 124 new cases of the virus in the Kamloops area. That is up from 97 the week previous.

New case counts were down in the Cariboo-Chilcotin area that includes Williams Lake, but were still very high. The area has been the site of a community cluster of COVID-19 cases.

Cases increased significantly in the Salmon Arm area, but decreased greatly in the Central Okanagan which includes Kelowna.

Below are the new case totals for communities surrounding Kamloops:

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• Cariboo/Chilcotin – 120 (down by 20 from last week)
• North Thompson – 0 (unchanged)
• 100 Mile House – 13 (down by 11)
• South Cariboo – 3 (up by 2)
• Lillooet – 1 (up by 1)
• Merritt – 15 (unchanged)
• Vernon – 59 (unchanged)
• Armstrong-Spallumcheen – 5 (unchanged)
• Enderby – 11 (up by 10)
• Salmon Arm — 55 (up by 19)
• Revelstoke – 2 (down by 14)
• Central Okanagan-Kelowna — 65 (down by 74)