Interior Health is reporting 60 cases of COVID-19 at the Big White ski resort near Kelowna, attributing the cases to large shared households, shared housing, and social gatherings.
“This highlights the importance of limiting social activities and following COVID-19 protocols when indoors,” I said in a Dec. 15 statement.
IH says the risk is low for visitors to the resort, and that those identified with COVID-19 are isolating.
“Interior Health will monitor this cluster for additional cases and environmental public health has been in the community to review safety plans at a number of locations and provide guidance and support as required. We would also like to remind people to limit all non-essential travel,” IH said in a statement. “This means, sticking to your own communities and visiting your local ski hill only.”
Interior Health COVID-19 case update
On Dec. 15, IH reported 56 new cases, 818 active cases, 25 in hospital and eight in ICU. One person has died, bringing the total number to seven in IH since the start of the pandemic.
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