Rate of COVID-19 case decline should catch up to the rest of B.C. soon: IH
KAMLOOPS — The chief medical health officer for Interior Health (IH) says the decline of COVID-19 spread within the region should soon match the rates in the rest of B.C.
In a technical briefing Friday (May 21), Dr. Albert de Villiers acknowledged spread of the virus does not seem to be slowing down as quickly in this region as it is in the rest of the province.
As a single day example, one month ago on April 21, B.C. recorded 961 new cases of COVID-19. Eight per cent of those cases were found in Interior Health. Friday, B.C. found 420 new cases, but 14 per cent were in IH.
“It is declining; it’s probably declining a little bit slower,” said de Villiers. “Part of it is because we had some outbreaks in long-term care. We’ve also had limited cases that we have imported from the Alberta side as well – not as many as we anticipated, so that’s okay.