Interior Health reported another sharp rise in COVID-19 numbers and a pair of ongoing outbreaks at two Okanagan hospitals on Tuesday, April 6.

The BC Centre for Disease Control91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s COVID-19 information dashboard for the Interior Health region shows 106 new cases today, for a total of 678 active cases.

A total of 8,992 cases have been reported in the Interior Health region since the pandemic began over a year ago.

Kelowna General Hospital has two separate outbreaks in progress. One on on Unit 4E involves one patient and one staff member and the other on Unit 5B has a total of 10 cases; five patients and five staff. Two deaths have been connected with the Unit 5B outbreak.

Vernon Jubilee Hospital91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s level 3 surgical unit has 13 cases: nine patients and four staff members. One death is connected with the outbreak. The Interior Health notice states that Vernon91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s hospital remains safe for people to visit for appointments or emergency care. Self-isolation or COVID-19 testing are not being required after visits to the hospital.

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