Merritt’s weekly COVID-19 case count drops to one

The BC Centre for Disease Control has released the latest local health area COVID-19 data for the week of May 2-8, reporting just one new case of COVID-19 in the Merritt area.

The single case increase follows the current trend in the Merritt area which has now recorded five straight weeks of single-digit case counts.

The Kamloops area recorded 33 new cases of COVID-19, a decrease of 24 from the week prior.

• Cariboo/Chilcotin – 2 (down by 3 from last week)
• North Thompson – 0 (unchanged)
• 100 Mile House – 1 (down by 1)
• South Cariboo – 0 (unchanged)
• Lillooet – 2 (up by 1)
• Vernon – 22 (down by 3)
• Armstrong-Spallumcheen – 4 (up by 1)
• Enderby – 2 (down by 1)
• Salmon Arm — 9 (unchanged)
• Revelstoke – 1 (down by 5)
• Central Okanagan-Kelowna — 162 (down by 12)

The latest data from the BC CDC also showed that between 41-60% of residents 18+ in the Merritt community health service area have received one dose of vaccine.

credit – BC CDC

Community Health Area and Local Health Area are the same –

Merritt (CHSA 1490) is 6,560 km2 in size and is located in the central interior of British Columbia. It is comprised of the communities of Shulus, Merritt, Collettville, Aspen Grove, Quilchena, and Douglas Lake. First Nations communities include the following: Nooaitch, Coldwater, Lower Nicola, and Upper Nicola. Geographical features include the Nicola Plateau, Nicola River, and the Douglas Plateau