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

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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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