Jan 8, 2021 3:31 AM Russ Byth
Current public health orders and restrictions have been extended for another month until February 5 because of high transmission rates through social gatherings. Restrictions mean everyone must only socialize with people who live in their households or core bubble, if you live alone. Avoiding any non-essential travel is still in place. Also, they remain in place for amateur sports, high risk fitness classes, retail and vending markets, and all other areas that are covered by the public health orders.
Another jump for covid-19 cases in BC was reported by Dr. Bonnie Henry yesterday. In total there were 761 positive tests, which included 96 in Interior Health, which was two more than in Vancouver Coastal Health. There are 822 active cases in I-H. There were 8 deaths in the past 24 hours, including 1 in Interior Health bringing the provincial total to 970 since the pandemic began.
January 07, 2021 - 2:01 PM West Kelowna RCMP are investigating after a 12-year-old girl was followed by a stranger in a van this week. This is the second incident of this nature reported to the RCMP in the Central Okanagan in recent days, the first student was approached by a man in a black van while walking home from a Rutland elementary school, Jan 4. On Jan. 5, at approximately 3:40 p.m., a 12-year-old girl was walking home from Glenrosa Middle School on Country Pines Way in West Kelowna when she noticed a vehicle which was travelling behind her at a slow pace. The girl became concerned and ran home, according to the RCMP in a media release.