Merritt records three new cases of COVID-19

The BC Centre for Disease Control has released the latest Local Health Area (LHA) COVID-19 data, covering the week of December 12-18.

The Merritt area recorded three new cases of the virus, an increase from the zero cases confirmed the week prior.

The Kamloops LHA saw another increase in weekly COVID-19 cases with 158 reported last week, up 20 from the previous week.

• Kamloops – 158 (up by 20 from last week)

• Cariboo/Chilcotin – 89 (down by one)

• North Thompson – five (unchanged)

• 100 Mile House – seven (up by three)

• South Cariboo – six (down by 17)

• Lillooet – one (up by one)

• Merritt – three (up by three)

• Vernon – 60 (up by 14)

• Armstrong-Spallumcheen – eight (down by five)

• Enderby – 10 (up by five)

• Salmon Arm – 35 (up by 10)

• Revelstoke – 14 (up by 14)

• Central Okanagan (Kelowna) – 191 (up by 46)