COVID-19 nasal swab test (file photo/Canadian Press)

By Pete McIntyre

New COVID-19 cases in B.C. remaining stable, 12 more deaths

Jan 19, 2021 | 3:32 PM

B.C. health officials have announced 465 new cases of COVID-19, with 61 cases in Interior Health (IH).

That’s just slightly more than the daily average in B.C. over this past weekend of 443 cases per day.

There have been 12 more COVID-related deaths, for a total of 1,090 in the province.

Two of the deaths were in Interior Health: one at Brocklehurst Gemstone in Kamloops and another in the community/hospital.

There are 4,331 active cases, with 329 people hospitalized, 70 in critical or intensive care

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Currently, 6,864 people are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases and a further 55,099 people who tested positive are considered recovered.

Along with the 61 new cases in IH, there are 83 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health, 262 in Fraser Health, 21 in Island Health, 32 in the Northern Health region and six new cases of people who reside outside of Canada.

To date, 92,369 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in B.C., and the BC Centres for Disease Control (BCCDC) is providing daily immunization data on the COVID-19 dashboard: www.bccdc.ca

Tyler Vitaliano, a primary care paramedic in Kelowna, receives his COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo credit: Interior Health)

Update on outbreaks:

·           Cariboo Memorial Hospital has 10 staff cases.

·           Brocklehurst Gemstone long-term care in Kamloops has 20 cases: 16 residents and four staff, with one death connected to this outbreak.

·           Sunnybank long-term care in Oliver has 35 cases: 26 residents and nine staff, with two deaths connected to this outbreak.

·           Creekside Landing long-term care in Vernon has 32 cases: 18 residents and 14 staff, with one death connected to this outbreak.

·           Williams Lake Seniors Village has two cases: one resident and one staff.

·           Noric House long-term care in Vernon has 51 cases: 31 residents and 20 staff, with two deaths connected to this outbreak.

·           Heritage Square long-term care in Vernon has 64 cases: 47 residents and 17 staff, with seven deaths connected to this outbreak.

·           Heritage Retirement Residence in West Kelowna has 46 cases: 41 residents and five staff, with three deaths connected to this outbreak.

·           Teck mining operations remains at 17 IH cases linked to the outbreak.

·           Village by the Station long-term care in Penticton has 10 cases: five residents and five staff, with one death connected to this outbreak.

·           Mountainview Village long-term care in Kelowna has 16 cases: eight residents and eight staff, with two deaths connected to this outbreak.

Update on Big White community cluster

·         There are 28 new cases associated with the Big White cluster for a total of 203 cases.