In addition to those 484, another 96 patients are in the Interior Health region, 94 in Vancouver Coastal Health, 64 in Northern Health and 23 in Vancouver Island Health. This advisory comes after IH’s communicable disease unit (CDU) has been made aware of a number Interior Health has said it won’t identify school case numbers in real time, unless there is an outbreak declared, due to privacy concerns. “I don’t think parents should be worried about it. Dr. de Villiers said at the majority of schools, where outbreaks have not been declared, the number of cases is small and those impacted haven’t contracted the virus at school. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]. in Revelstoke. COVID-19 in B.C. Those affected by the virus are now self-isolating and working with public health teams. After COVID-19 exposures at more than a dozen Okanagan schools, there have been concerns raised about the lack of information about the numbers of positive cases at a given school. Interior Health has issued a notification of potential COVID-19 exposures at Zala’s Restaurant, which is located on Victoria Road near the Trans-Canada Highway in Revelstoke. This exposure took place on the same days. Interior Health (IH) announced 96 new cases of COVID-19 in the region. The health authority says the dates for potential exposures were Dec. 13 and 14. According to IH, members of the WL Seaton Secondary School community in Vernon tested positive for the virus. restaurant owner says he was charged after anti-restriction rant, Record 187 total coronavirus hospitalizations in Saskatchewan, Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Jan. 10, New ‘Panther’ machine processes 1,600 COVID-19 tests per day at KGH. The exposures occurred between Dec. 7 and 10, according to the health authority's website. News Interior Health has reported three more Central Okanagan COVID-19 exposures on Dec. 14. École Kelowna Secondary, École Dr. Knox Middle School and Watson Road Elementary were added to the list of school exposures announced on Sunday, Dec. 13. Dr. Albert de Villiers said school plans to deal with the exposures are good, those impacted are contacted directly, and parents should not be worried. Data from the BC COVID-19 Dashboard are available for download and mapping, see below (scroll down). 100 Mile House also had a positive test at Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School. Virus exposures at schools. Interior Health says there is a potential COVID-19 case at Peter Skene Ogden Secondary in 100 Mile House. Will he face charges after he leaves office? The total number of deaths is now at 35, with a new death at Oliver’s McKinney Place announced today (Jan. 7). SD27 Supt. It's one of more than a dozen Okanagan schools were COVID-19 exposures have been identified. Anyone directly affected by an exposure … The potential exposures occurred on Jan. 4 and 5. neonatal nurse suspended without pay after Washington, D.C. trip, Coronavirus: Montreal anti-curfew protest met with strong police presence, 17 people given fines, Denial, defiance, disruption: U.S. Capitol riot is legacy of Trump’s presidency, Twitter permanently suspends Donald Trump’s account, How online conspiracies can spark offline violence, Norway aims to end gasoline car sales by 2025, Coronavirus: N.S. The potential exposure occurred Jan. 4-5, just as students returned to school after the Christmas break. Regional health authorities also post school notifications on their websites, providing the date and type of notification (outbreak, cluster or exposure) for impacted schools. Anyone who visited Zala’s between Dec. 12 and Dec. 15 should . . Contact tracing has begun and those with a higher risk of contracting the virus will be contacted immediately. Interior Health has confirmed COVID-19 exposures at three additional schools in Central Okanagan. According to Interior Health, students and staff at the Kamloops School of … It is small clusters within the school that don’t come from the school,” he said. Want to discuss? The new machines have increased Interior Health’s ability to process samples from about 900 in a day to over 1,600, ensuring timely results even in a surge event. READ MORE: Interior Health confirms COVID-19 exposure at Kimberley Independent School “Exposure” is a term used when a single person known to have coronavirus … Interior Health is warning the public after the latest batch of schools in the Central Okanagan were hit with COVID-19 exposures. In an interview Tuesday, Dr. de Villiers defended the current system of notifying parents and students. “They are not really addressing the situation at KSS as seriously as it is,” parents grow increasingly concerned as more COVID cases are announced at Kelowna Secondary School – Nov 16, 2020, Kingston sees first COVID-19-related death, More than 200 new COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo Region for first time. Interior Health is reporting a COVID-19 exposure at A.L. Situation Report The situation report provides a more in-depth look at COVID-19 epidemiology, underscoring data and key trends. The potential exposure occurred Jan. 4-5, just as the students returned to school after the Christmas break. There have been COVID-19 exposures at more than at 16 Okanagan schools this fall, 14 of them in Kelowna. The COVID-19 pandemic remains at its deadliest in the BC care home system. In related news, Interior Health announced potential COVID-19 exposures at a restaurant in Revelstoke. The first was Rutland Secondary School in Kelowna who was made aware of a case three days ago. These are the second and third schools to report exposures to start 2021. Image: Google Maps image. Public health officials are asking people at … Currently, there are 822 active cases with those individuals in isolation. “They are not really addressing the situation at KSS as seriously as it is,” parents grow increasingly concerned as more COVID cases are announced at Kelowna Secondary School. — with files from Klaudia Van Emmerik and Shelby Thom, Get a roundup of the most important and intriguing stories, delivered to your inbox, Interior Health defends handling of COVID-19 school exposures. : 44 schools with new exposures in Vancouver Coastal, Interior, and Fraser Health regions by Craig Takeuchi on November 25th, 2020 at 10:00 PM 1 of 5 2 of 5 Interior Health (IH) is reporting potential COVID-19 exposures at Kamloops School of the Arts (KSA). “It’s kids that go to either functions or social events outside of the school and then bring it in, but we haven’t seen any spread within the school.”. Interior Health has identified potential COVID-19 exposures related to Zala’s Restaurant at 1601 Victoria Rd. Central Okanagan Teacher’s Association president concerned over rising exposure cases in local schools, Central Okanagan Teacher’s Association president concerned over rising exposure cases in local schools – Nov 12, 2020, Ontario reports more than 3,900 new coronavirus cases, 61 deaths, Florida man photographed carrying Pelosi’s lectern at U.S. Capitol riot arrested. For B.C. COVID-19 exposure at Coldwater pub in Merritt MERRITT – Interior Health is advising anyone who attended the pub in the Coldwater Hotel on Sept. 19 between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. that they may have been exposed to COVID-19. Interior Health says there is a potential COVID-19 case at Peter Skene Ogden Secondary in 100 Mile House. COMMENTARY: What’s next for Donald Trump? Interior Health’s Chief Medical Health Officer is defending the health authority’s handling of COVID-19 exposures at schools. According to IH, members of the WL Seaton Secondary School community in Vernon tested positive for the virus. “It might seem through the rumour mill that there are more cases than there are. there have been concerns raised about the lack of information about the numbers of positive cases at a given school. Interior Health is warning residents over another couple of COVID-19 exposures at regional high schools. If you haven’t been contacted by public health, your child hasn’t been a close contact,” he said. Interior Health provided an update Thursday on the coronavirus outbreaks in local care homes. B.C. Read more: . Interior Health has identified potential COVID-19 exposures related to Zalas Restaurant in Revelstoke. KGH and RIH are now home to new Panther fusion instruments, laboratory machines that have increased the capacity for each hospital to perform testing on COVID-19 samples. Although several local restaurants have voluntarily published social media notices of potential COVID-19 exposures at their locations on social media, this is the first time during the … Parent concerns grow as cases of COVID-19 climb at Kelowna Secondary School, Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates, Interior Health Chief Medical Health Officer. Interior Health has added at least five Kelowna schools to its COVID-19 exposures list, with exposure dates immediately leading up to the Christmas holidays. However, de Villiers said the current system in place in schools is working well. Fortune Secondary School in Enderby. Interior Health’s Chief Medical Health Officer is defending the health authority’s handling of COVID-19 exposures at schools. A parent at Kelowna Secondary School told Global News she’d like more information about the numbers of cases at that school so she can better determine if she should sent her child to class. If there is a confirmed COVID-19 case in a school, Public Health contacts affected school community members directly. London, Ont., NICU nurse who travelled to Washington, D.C., on unpaid leave, Trump seeks new online megaphone after Twitter ban, Ontario considering implementing curfew similar to Quebec’s, sources say, London, Ont. The health agency is asking anyone who visited Zala’s … Woman fined $460 after refusing to wear mask at Interior ski hill, Rescue operation underway after international flight loses contact over Indonesia, COVID-19 exposures confirmed at multiple Interior high schools, GoFundMe launched for Kelowna DJ battling cancer, Man sent to hospital with severe injuries following scary snowmobile crash on Interior lake, 19 new flights through BC added to the COVID-19 exposure list, 7 different drug checking alerts issued in Kamloops and the Okanagan, Donald Trump has been permanently suspended from Twitter. school exposures in 2021, we have started a new list. NowMedia will update the story when more information is available. Interior Health is warning residents over another couple of COVID-19 exposures at regional high schools. This announcement is the second time in a day an exposure at George Elliot was announced. The potential exposures occurred on Jan. 4 and 5. Access KamloopsBCNow using your Facebook account, or by entering your information below. 60 per cent of all COVID-19 deaths in Interior Health were long-term care residents 10-01-2021 20:05 via globalnews.ca To date, 180 long-term care residents have contracted the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, as well as 60 staff members. As students, staff and teachers head back to school Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, Global News is tracking any new COVID-19 school exposures here. Anyone who visited Zalas, located at 1601 Victoria Rd, between Dec. 12 to 15 should self-isolate and monitor for symptoms for 14 days from the time of their visit. Interior Health is reporting that an Okanagan school, l’Anse-au-Sable in Kelowna, was the site of a three-day exposure, … Parent concerns grow as cases of COVID-19 climb at Kelowna Secondary School. Two schools in the South Okanagan had exposures to COVID-19 ahead of their winter break, according to Interior Health. A third potential exposure to COVID-19 has occurred in a Kamloops school. Two new coronavirusexposure events have been announced in the Okanagan. École Élementaire Casorso Elementary, Raymer Elementary and George Elliot Secondary have confirmed COVID-19 cases in their communities. Interior Health has confirmed a potential COVID-19 exposure at Zala’s Restaurant in Revelstoke. The total of cases is now at 4,406. In School Districts 53 and 67, Osoyoos Secondary School and Penticton Secondary School have dates of potential exposures listed on the Interior Health school exposure list.. Penticton Secondary School lists potential exposures on Dec. 16, 17 and 18. The head of the Central Okanagan Teachers’ Association, the local teachers union, has suggested mandatory masks in classrooms and more space for physical distancing in high schools could enhance safety. 100 Mile House also had a positive test at Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School. Interior Health has confirmed COVID-19 exposures at Casorso Elementary, South Kelowna Elementary and Hudson Road Elementary. © 2020 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. Two more positive cases of COVID-19 were announced at Kelowna Secondary School over the weekend. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and students, staff and teachers get into a new back-to-school routine, Global … Potential COVID-19 exposures in recent Kelowna gatherings KELOWNA - Interior Health is advising individuals who attended gatherings in the Kelowna downtown and waterfront areas from June 25 to July 6 that they may have been exposed to COVID-19. Please read our Commenting Policy first.