Community Cluster

• Coronavirus: No new cases reported at Big White, but health officials, resort urging caution

  Despite the good news, health officials recently stated they were not yet ready to declare the cluster at mountain resort “over”, adding will instead remain active for some time.

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  Feb 26, 2021
  
• Coronavirus: Okanagan retirement home outbreak declared over, but 51 new cases for Interior Health

  Interior Health says an outbreak is declared over when two incubation periods, or 28 days, have passed from the last onset of symptoms in a resident.

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  Feb 2, 2021
  
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• Coronavirus: 11 more cases at Big White, outbreak declared at Kamloops hospital

  Interior Health says six patients and two staff members at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops have tested positive for COVID-19.

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  Jan 22, 2021
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• Coronavirus: Big White community cluster grows another 13 cases; total now 175

  Interior Health said there are 32 active cases that are isolating. It also noted that of the 175 overall cases, 110 reside at Big White.

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  Jan 15, 2021
• Coronavirus: Big White cluster grows another 19 cases to 162

  The cluster is now at 162 total cases, though health officials noted that 133 individuals have recovered. There are, however, 29 active cases.

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  Jan 12, 2021
• Coronavirus: Big White community cluster still growing, 25 more cases

  Interior Health says it has identified 25 additional cases of COVID-19 linked to the popular ski resort near Kelowna.

  Jan 5, 2021
• Coronavirus: Big White community cluster grows another 15 cases, now at 111

  Interior Health announced 15 new cases on Tuesday, but noted that 94 of the 111 cases have recovered, with the remaining 17 in isolation.

  Dec 29, 2020
• Coronavirus: Big White cluster now at 96 cases, says Interior Health

  Interior Health says 20 more COVID-19 cases have been identified but noted that 64 people have recovered and that no one has been hospitalized.

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  Dec 22, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Big White Ski Resort community cluster grows to 76 cases

  Interior Health officials announced on Friday afternoon another 16 cases at the popular ski resort that’s just east of Kelowna, B.C.

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  Dec 18, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Employees fired in wake of community cluster at Big White Ski Resort

  The ski resort east of Kelowna announced that it fired some of its employees due to breaching COVID-19 social responsibility contracts.

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  Dec 16, 2020