COVID-19 connected to the outbreak at Vernon Jubilee Hospital (VJH) that was first announced on Wednesday.There are now three patients and two staff among the VJH Level-3 Surgical Unit who have contracted the disease.The new cases have prompted the IHA to expand the dates where patients may have been exposed.“Anyone who was on Level 3 Surgical Unit at VJH from March 15 to (and including) March 29 should self-isolate for 14 days since the last day of discharge from hospital,” according to the IHA.
COVID-19 vaccine bookings open for seniors aged 74+ in Interior Health Interior Health said it is working on contacting former Level-3 Surgical Unit patients who are at high risk of being exposed to the virus during the last two weeks.All.