Merritt records nine new COVID-19 cases

The BC Centre for Disease Control has released their latest local health area COVID-19 data covering the week of October 24 to 30.

The Merritt area saw nine new cases of the virus, an increase of two cases from the week prior.

After a brief increase last week, the Kamloops LHA saw 131 COVID-19 cases, a small decrease of 14.

• Kamloops – 131 (down by 14 from last week)
• Cariboo/Chilcotin – 56 (up by four)
• North Thompson – four (down by one)
• 100 Mile House – nine (up by six)
• South Cariboo – four (up by four)
• Lillooet – eight (up by three)
• Vernon – 66 (down by three)
• Armstrong-Spallumcheen – 15 (down by two)
• Enderby – nine (down by 24)
• Salmon Arm – 43 (down by four)
• Revelstoke – 11 (up by five)
• Central Okanagan (Kelowna) – 121 (down by 36)