COVID-19 outbreak over at Vernon Jubilee Hospital’s Level 3 surgical unit.In total, four staff and 10 patients were connected to the outbreak, which was first declared on March 30.Three people died after becoming infected with the virus.
B.C.’s Interior Health region about to reach 10,000 COVID-19 cases since start of pandemic The surgical unit has since reopened to admissions, and essential visitor regulations have resumed for all patients, according to the health authority.“We are happy to see operations returning to normal and on behalf of everyone at Interior Health, send our condolences to the loved ones and caregivers of those who passed away,” said Interior Health president and CEO Susan Brown.