Merritt returns to zero weekly COVID-19 cases

The BC CDC has released the latest local health area COVID-19 data, covering the week of June 13-19.

After seeing cases spike two weeks ago in the Merritt area to nine, the CDC is reporting zero COVID-19 cases in the area this week.

The nine cases two weeks ago were attributed partially to a trio of cases at local elementary schools.

The Merritt area has now recorded single digit, or zero case increases for 11 weeks in a row.

The map from for the week of June 13 to 19 shows just ten cases in the Kamloops area, down from 12 the previous week.

• Cariboo/Chilcotin – 2 (up by 2 from last week)
• North Thompson – 0 (unchanged)
• 100 Mile House – 0 (unchanged)
• South Cariboo – 4 (up by 1)
• Lillooet – 0 (unchanged)
• Vernon – 25 (down by 13)
• Armstrong-Spallumcheen – 1 (up by 1)
• Enderby – 0 (unchanged)
• Salmon Arm – 2 (up by 1)
• Revelstoke – 1 (unchanged)
• Central Okanagan-Kelowna – 57 (down by 43)