The district said the campsite is part of its ongoing plans to provide safe accommodations for seasonal agricultural workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Interior Health said the region’s size plays a role in transporting swabs to Kelowna for analysis.

IHA says the first phase of surgery renewal is focused on patients that need urgent surgeries.

Data from the B.C. Centre of Disease Control says the number of cases in Interior Health haven’t risen since Thursday, May 28.

West Kelowna and the Interior Health Authority have elevated the water quality advisory in the Sunnyside/Pritchard System to a boil water notice.

Provincial health officials, however, announced nine new cases across B.C. on Wednesday, along with one death.

'Interior Health believes that the risk of COVID-19 in the school environment is low and that students and staff can safely return to in-class learning as per B.C.’s plan.'

Since the pandemic began, B.C. has issued only statistics for its five health regions: Vancouver Coastal, Fraser, Vancouver Island, Interior and Northern.

The most recent number of confirmed COVID-19 cases for region was listed at 180, the same number as was announced on Friday, May 8.

The organization said it is calling patients to confirm their health status and if they’re able to move forward with surgery.