Provincial health officials announced 29 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C. on Friday, including two in the Interior Health region.
For the Interior, that pushed the number of cases up to 158. Last Friday, there were 150 confirmed cases. This week began with 153 cases and stayed that way until Thursday, when three more cases were announced, pushing the region’s total to 156.
Also Thursday, health officials declared an outbreak at a long-term care home in Kelowna. Interior Health said the person who tested positive was a staff member, not a resident.
On Friday, health officials said there were no new outbreaks in long-term care, assisted living or acute care homes during the past 24 hours.