COVID-19 at two Central Okanagan long-term care facilities have grown, with more case numbers since both were declared about a week ago.Last Monday, the Interior Health Authority (IHA) declared an outbreak at the Brookhaven Care Centre in West Kelowna with seven positive cases involving four residents and three staff.
Ontario long-term care homes association calls for mandatory vaccines for all health-care workers As of Tuesday afternoon, that number had grown to 22 cases, five residents and 17 staff.Last Wednesday, IHA declared an outbreak at the Cottonwoods Care Centre in Kelowna confirming two positive cases, both involving residents.There are now 11 cases at Cottonwoods, eight residents and three staff members.“It’s not ideal.