Island Health says ‘Walk-In Wednesday’ a success in Nanaimo

Of the roughly 7,600 people who received a dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday in Island Health, 4,002 were walk-ins.

Island Health said there were high numbers of walk-ins by people under 30.

There were 33 new cases announced for the health authority on Friday, Aug. 6. The number of active cases across Island Health jumped from 108 to 139, with 14 new cases in the central Island area.

Cases in B.C. are rising especially fast in the Interior Health region, which currently has the most active cases.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Friday announced new restrictions for the central Okanagan area

“Most of the transmission events we are seeing are through social gatherings, whether that’s in vacation rental, people coming together and having parties, in bars and nightclubs that we’ve seen,” she told a news conference.

To curb the further spread of the virus, she said outdoor gatherings will once again be limited to 50 people, while indoor gathers are reduced to five extra people, plus those in the household.

Nightclubs and bars are closed and liquor is cutoff is at 10 p.m. at restaurants. High intensity indoor fitness classes are cancelled. Low intensity exercise at fitness centres is still permitted.

Health officials are asking people who intended to travel to the central Okanagan to try to change their plans.

There were 464 new cases across the province on Friday.

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by NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

Island Health says ‘Walk-In Wednesday’ a success in Nanaimo

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