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16.08.2021 / 17:11

Smoke from wildfires turned the sky a deep red in Vernon, B.C. and darkened skies in parts of the province over the weekend, as more evacuations were ordered in the Okanagan region of British Columbia.

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Anger fumes in B.C. over management of White Rock Lake wildfire

Communities in British Columbia continue to be devastated by raging wildfires ripping through the Okanagan region. As Emad Agahi reports, some residents are furious, claiming the provincial government ignored early warnings.

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B.C. reports 464 new COVID-19 cases amid more restrictions for Central Okanagan

COVID-19 case counts continue to rise in British Columbia as officials reported 464 new infections on Friday, the highest daily number since mid-May.It marked the second consecutive day the province recorded more than 400 new cases.The numbers come after B.C.’s top doctor reintroduced health restrictions in the Central Okanagan region amid a spike in cases.

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Coronavirus: Downward trend of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Okanagan continues

confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Okanagan resumed its downward trend.According to data from the B.C. Centre of Disease Control, there were 69 cases throughout the Okanagan region from Feb.

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Coronavirus: Interior Health case totals rising, but data widely varies

coronavirus cases, but how big or small that rise is varies widely from area to area.The Okanagan region, for example, had 2,956 cases from Jan. 1 to Dec.

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Coronavirus: With caseloads increasing, Interior Health urging residents to help limit spread

B.C. releasing more detailed geographic COVID-19 data, but critics say it’s not enough Next were Vernon at 85, Penticton at 66 and Revelstoke at 49.Nelson (44), Cranbrook (35), Merritt (31), South Okanagan (29) and Fernie (25) rounded out the top 10 subregions for corornavirus caseload counts between January to November within Interior Health.For more up-to-date statistics, from Dec.

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Coronavirus: Case count, positivity rate climbs in B.C.’s Southern Interior

latest data shows there were 144 cases of the coronavirus over a two week period, from Oct. 30 to Nov. 12.Ninety cases were confirmed in the Okanagan region during the previous reporting period in the second half of October.

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Coronavirus: 15 cases of COVID-19 reported in Okanagan region during past 14 days

The COVID Alert app isn’t working as well as it should be, and Canadians are part of the problem Following Kootenay Boundary for the lowest totals were South Vancouver Island (3), North Vancouver Island (4), Central Vancouver Island (6), the East Kootenays (8) and Thompson-Cariboo-Shuswap (12).Below are the rest of B.C.’s regions:During that two-week span, there were 1,365 new cases, which pushed B.C.’s overall total since Jan. 1 to 9,220.Broken down further, in the Interior Health region, the Central Okanagan is by far the leader in reported cases at 239.To view the B.C.

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COVID-19 outbreak at B.C.’s Okanagan Correctional Centre declared over

COVID-19 outbreak over at the Okanagan Correctional Centre near Oliver, B.C.Seven staff members in all contracted the disease, the health authority said Monday, and they are all isolated at home. No inmates were infected.Contact tracing has led to approximately 80 close contacts also being ordered into self-isolation, officials said.

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People under 40 make up half of coronavirus cases in Interior Health

coronavirus cases in the Okanagan and throughout the wider Interior Health region, according to statistics from the BC Centre for Disease Control.Forty-seven per cent of diagnosed cases in the Interior Health region involve people aged 20 to 40, compared to a provincial average of 34 per cent for the same age demographic.The BCCDC dashboard shows 113 B.C. Southern Interior residents in their 20s have contracted the virus, as well as 72 people in their 30s.The rise in coronavirus cases among young people is related to private parties in and around Kelowna, B.C., over the Canada Day long weekend, health officials have said.

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‘COVID Island’: Locals have sinking feeling about boat parties in Kelowna

COVID-19 case counts surge in the B.C. Interior’s tourist hot spot.Concerned citizens are submitting photos to Global News showing several vessels tied together and multiple people congregating on watercraft while ignoring physical distancing guidelines.Kelowna resident Mark van Hees snapped a photo on July 4 showing nearly 20 boats, including a house boat, side-by-side near the William R.

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B.C. sees slight dip in new COVID-19 cases, but 1 death

COVID-19 cases reported on Friday.Health officials reported 27 new cases, after a week in which new diagnoses topped 30 nearly every day. Okanagan region leads B.C.

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Okanagan region leads B.C. in number of new COVID-19 cases

Okanagan is usually top of mind for vacations, wine and fun in the sun.As it turns out, the region is also proving to be the province’s current hot spot for coronavirus cases.The latest statistics from the BC Centre of Disease Control show that 107 cases were reported in the Okanagan between July 10-23. ‘Don’t come here to make new friends’: Kelowna, B.C., mayor on spike in COVID-19 cases The only other areas that came close were in the Lower Mainland, with the Fraser South region (Ladner, Delta, White Rock, Surrey, Langley) having the most at 58 cases.

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Federal COVID-19 benefit omits workers with reduced hours, college students: Okanagan MP

The federal government’s financial boost for people who can’t work under the COVID-19 pandemic must include workers with reduced hours and post-secondary students, a Conservative MP in B.C.’s Okanagan region says.

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Coronavirus: Financial report offers ‘very sobering picture’ for B.C. wine, tourism industries

A new report says 2020 will be a financially rough year for B.C.’s economy, and especially so for the province’s wine and tourism industries because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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