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By Aaron Schulze

COVID-19

Kamloops sees a near 50 per cent increase in weekly COVID-19 cases

Dec 8, 2021 | 5:35 PM

KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops local health area (LHA) saw a nearly 50 per cent increase in weekly COVID-19 cases.

According to the latest data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), Kamloops saw 114 new COVID-19 cases between Nov. 28 and Dec. 4, up by 39 from the previous week. It’s an average daily rate of 10.1 to 15 per 100,000 population.

Central Okanagan saw a slight increase, while weekly cases slightly decreased in the Vernon, Shuswap, and Cariboo/Chilcotin regions.

Here is a list of LHA totals in the Interior surrounding Kamloops:

• Kamloops – 114 (up by 39 from last week)
• Cariboo/Chilcotin – 70 (down by 14)
• North Thompson – 16 (up by five)
• 100 Mile House – 12 (up by 11)
• South Cariboo – three (unchanged)
• Lillooet – one (up by one)
• Merritt – two (up by two)
• Vernon – 29 (down by 14)
• Armstrong-Spallumcheen – 13 (up by eight)
• Enderby – four (down by 14)
• Salmon Arm – 46 (down by seven)
• Revelstoke – two (up by one)
• Central Okanagan (Kelowna) – 156 (up by 15)
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