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There were 62 new cases of COVID-19 in BC over the weekend, and health officials are reporting several community exposure events in Kelowna.
Kelowna sees increase in community exposure events
Published 4:40 PDT, Mon July 13, 2020
Last Updated: 4:41 PDT, Mon July 13, 2020
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Several community exposure events in Kelowna have caused a small surge in BC’s COVID-19 case count.
A farm in Oliver is associated with two positive cases of the virus, and public health teams have placed restrictions on those living and working on the farm to limit the potential for further transmission.
Interior Health has also issued alerts for community exposure events in the Kelowna downtown and waterfront area between June 25 and July 9.
Anyone who was at Discovery Bay Resort between July 1 and 5 or Boyce Gyro Beach Lodge on July 1 is directed to self-isolate.
Anyone who was at Cactus Club on Water Street from July 3 to 6 and Pace Spin Studio on July 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 or 9 is asked to monitor themselves and contact public health immediately to arrange to get tested should symptoms develop, said provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry today.
COVID-19 symptoms can be mild, making it very easy to spread the virus to those around us. That is why foundational rules for safe social interactions are so important.
“While the provincial health officer’s order is for no more than 50 people at any gathering, fewer faces and bigger spaces is our guide to move forward. This is important to remember when attending private parties, which tend to be indoors, gathering people from a variety of places,” said Henry.
Spending an extended period of time—even an evening—with a number of people in an enclosed space increases the likelihood of exposure to COVID-19. As much as possible, British Columbians are asked to avoid closed spaces, crowds and close contact with others.
Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix also provided a weekend case count update today. In the first reporting period from July 10 to July 11, there were 21 new cases. From July 11 to July 12, there were 20 new cases and in the last 24 hours, there have been a further 21 new cases.
This represents 62 new cases since Friday’s report, for a total of 3,115 cases in British Columbia. There were two new deaths related to the virus in the Vancouver Coastal Health region.
There were no new health-care facility outbreaks. In total, two long-term care or assisted-living facilities and one acute-care facility have active outbreaks.
For the latest medical updates, including case counts, prevention, risks and testing, visit: http://www.bccdc.ca/ or follow @CDCofBC on Twitter.
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