New data from the BC CDC shows there were 46 new COVID-19 cases in the Kamloops local health area during the week of April 18 and 24.

That is virtually identical to the 44 new cases reported the week prior from April 11 to April 17 in the area that includes the City of Kamloops as well as Barriere, Sun Peaks, Little Fort, Chase, Tobiano, Savona, and Logan Lake.

The Kelowna-area continues to see the highest rate of spread in the Thompson-Okanagan region with 215 cases last week, down from 242 the week before.

Other local health areas around Kamloops saw fewer new cases last week, with the exception of Salmon Arm with 20 new cases (up from 13) and Armstrong-Spallumcheen with eight new cases (up from 2).

The Vernon area had 36 new cases, the Merritt area had three, while both the Cariboo/Chilcotin and 100 Mile House saw one case each, with zero cases in the North Thompson, South Cariboo, and Lillooet local health areas.

The majority of new cases in B.C. continues to be in the Lower Mainland, with several local health areas there recording more than 20 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people last week.

You’ll find the latest map online here.