Another temporary foreign worker at West Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 Bylands Nurseries has tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the outbreak to 20.

The announcement was made on April 13 by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry after an Interior Health (IH) medical health officer said she anticipated no further cases to be confirmed in the outbreak on April 1.

The only other outbreak in the region is at Okanagan Correctional Centre and remains at one confirmed case, though Henry said a 91裸聊视频榥umber91裸聊视频� of tests have come back negative.

The new case brings the total number of confirmed cases in IH to 136. Over the past week, just eight new cases have been identified in the IH region.

B.C. had 25 new positive COVID-19 cases by April 12 and 20 more by April 13, bringing the total positive tests to 1,490 in the novel coronavirus pandemic.

New cases in the 20 affected B.C. senior care homes have risen to 254, with 11 new deaths over two days mostly attributed to those facilities, Henry said.

Henry noted that April 13 marks her 50th daily update on the pandemic, with hospitalized patients holding steady at 137 and 905 people recovered and out of care or home isolation.

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-With files from Tom Fletcher

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