Interior Health confirmed that another five temporary foreign workers have tested positive for COVID-19 in West Kelowna, bringing the total of confirmed cases up to 19.
Seventy-five workers have been impacted by an outbreak at Bylands Nurseries, including 63 migrant workers and 12 local workers, according to health officials.
Only 27 tests have been done to date, but everybody is self-isolating, according to Interior Health. The health authority said that there haven’t been any confirmed cases among local workers, suggesting that transmission has been limited to within the group of foreign workers.
The migrant workers arrived in Kelowna from outside Canada on March 12, before any travel restrictions were in place, according to Interior