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Kamloops and Kelowna see substantial decreases in weekly COVID-19 cases
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops area saw a substantial decrease in COVID-19 cases last week, according to the latest data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC).COVID-19 case counts broken down by l...
Nov 24, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations decrease in B.C., 322 new cases
KAMLOOPS - B.C. reported 322 new COVID-19 cases for Wednesday (Nov. 24), with 86 of them in Interior Health.Active cases decreased again in the province to 3,015 (down by 32 since Tuesday), although t...
Nov 24, 2021
Interior Health reminding returning Merritt residents to stay out of flood waters, follow safety notices
KAMLOOPS - This week, the first phase of the City of Merritt's return plan began, with residents living north of the RCMP detachment now allowed to come home.However, the sewage system isn't fully bac...
Nov 24, 2021
One COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital declared over, three remain active
KAMLOOPS - One of the four concurrent COVID-19 outbreaks at Royal Inland Hospital has been declared over. Interior Health Medical Health Officer Dr. Carol Fenton tells CFJC Today the outbreak that has...
Nov 23, 2021
City of Nanaimo issues vaccine mandate for employees
NANAIMO - All City of Nanaimo employees and contractors are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by January 10, 2022.Employees who fail to provide proof of vaccination will be given furthe...
Nov 23, 2021
Drug toxicity call volumes continue testing local emergency responders
NANAIMO - Reviving people falling victim to Nanaimo's ongoing drug toxicity crisis is having an increased impact on emergency responders. Updated Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) data stated their crews resp...
Nov 23, 2021
B.C. records 1,052 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, decrease in active caseload
VICTORIA - B.C. health officials say the province recorded 1,052 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, along with ten new deaths. In a release sent Monday evening (Nov. 23), the Ministry of Health says...
Dylana Kneeshaw Nov 23, 2021
Interior Health evacuates Merritt care home residents, Nicola Valley Hospital patients
MERRITT - In response to flooding related evacuation orders in Merritt, Interior Health says it has evacuated care home residents and patients in the Nicola Valley Hospital. In a release, the health a...
Nov 16, 2021
B.C. reports 1,270 new COVID-19 cases, active cases decrease in the province and Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - B.C. reported 1,270 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend (Nov. 12 to 15), with 275 of them in Interior Health.Active cases slightly decreased to 3,837 in the province (down by 428 since Frid...
Nov 15, 2021
Third death reported from Royal Inland Hospital outbreak, two new cases from Unit 7 North
KAMLOOPS - A third death is related to the November COVID-19 outbreaks at Royal Inland Hospital.As of Sunday evening (Nov. 14), Interior Health reports that one death is connected to the Unit 6 South ...
Nov 14, 2021
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