Interior Health (IH) has declared the COVID-19 outbreak at West Kelowna乌鸦传媒檚 Heritage Retirement Residence over.

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A total of 46 cases were linked to the outbreak 乌鸦传媒� 41 staff and five residents 乌鸦传媒� and four people died. Two incubation periods 乌鸦传媒� 28 days 乌鸦传媒� have passed since the last onset of symptoms in a resident, allowing IH to declare the outbreak over.

乌鸦传媒淚乌鸦传媒檓 happy to declare another COVID-19 outbreak over,乌鸦传媒� said Dr. Albert de Villiers, chief medical health officer. 乌鸦传媒淚t乌鸦传媒檚 encouraging to have staff and residents at long-term care and assisted living receive their first dose of the vaccine.乌鸦传媒�

All eligible residents and staff at the home have been offered their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination.

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