Merritt back to single-digit COVID-19 cases

The BC Centre for Disease Control has released their latest local health area COVID-19 data, covering the week of August 22 – 28, 2021.

The Merritt area recorded eight new cases of the virus down from 13 the week prior.

Kamloops saw 249 new cases of COVID-19 between Aug. 22 and 28, which is still an average daily rate per 100,000 population greater than 20.

Vernon nearly doubled its weekly COVID-19 cases.

Elsewhere, the Central Okanagan saw another decrease in weekly COVID-19 cases. That LHA saw 511 new cases reported, down over 200 from the previous week.

• Kamloops – 249 (up by 56)
• Cariboo/Chilcotin – 66 (up by 22)
• North Thompson – three (down by one)
• 100 Mile House – 11 (up by five)
• South Cariboo – five (unchanged)
• Lillooet – three (up by one)
• Merritt – eight (down by five)
• Vernon – 263 (up by 130)
• Armstrong-Spallumcheen – 24 (up by eight)
• Enderby – 19 (down by nine)
• Salmon Arm – 93 (up by 14)
• Revelstoke – three (down by 21)
• Central Okanagan (Kelowna) – 511 (down by 226)