Merritt records 17 new COVID-19 cases

As COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health Authority continue to surge, the Merritt Local Health Area has recorded its largest weekly case count in months.

For the week, covering August 8-14, the local area reporting 17 cases of the virus, almost triple the six cases from a week ago.

For the second week in a row, Kamloops has more than doubled its weekly COVID-19 cases, with cases jumping from 59 to 121.

The Central Okanagan saw a slighter increase than previous weeks, although it still reported 922 new COVID-19 cases – the most in B.C.

• Kamloops – 121 (up by 62)

• Cariboo/Chilcotin – 51 (up by 42)

• North Thompson – two (unchanged)

• 100 Mile House – seven (up by six)

• South Cariboo – six (up by six)

• Lillooet – zero (unchanged)

• Merritt – 17 (up by 11)

• Vernon – 109 (up by 18)

• Armstrong-Spallumcheen – 16 (up by four)

• Enderby – 13 (up by two)

• Salmon Arm – 48 (up by 24)

• Revelstoke – 33 (21)

• Central Okanagan (Kelowna) – 922 (up by 73)