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Coronavirus: More possible COVID-19 exposures reported in Okanagan

In this illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. THE CANADIAN PRESS/CDC via AP, File

Interior Health is reporting a possible COVID-19 exposure at Mission Hill Elementary School in Vernon.

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The exposure dates are Nov. 9 and Nov. 10.

The health agency says contact tracing is ongoing.

The BC Centre for Disease Control is also reporting a case of COVID-19 on a flight from Vancouver to Kelowna on Nov. 3.

People on Air Canada flight 8418, especially those in rows one through seven, could be affected.

There are currently no active public exposures within the Interior Health Region.

However, on Thursday, Loblaws Inc., a Canadian supermarket chain, announced on its website that an employee at the Real Canadian Superstore on Baron Road in Kelowna had tested positive for COVID-19.

The company said the last day that the employee worked was on Nov. 10.

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