There are now 27 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in the Interior Health region, the provincial government announced on Saturday.
Eleven days ago, there were seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 throughout the region, which stretches from the Cariboo in the north to the Okanagan in the south and the Kootenays in the east.
In making the weekend announcement, health officials also said there were 92 new confirmed cases of coronavirus throughout B.C., bringing the provincial total to 884.
Public health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix also confirmed another death, the province’s 17th, and that 81 people have been hospitalized, including 52 in intensive care.