The number of COVID-19 cases in the Kelowna cluster continues to grow.

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Health officials have previously said they will meet with Interior Health and local government to discuss plans for the summer.

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Over the past three days, the Interior Health Authority reported 45 new cases, bringing the region香蕉视频直播檚 total since the beginning of the pandemic to 280.

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45 new cases in Interior Health region over the weekend. Total now sits at 280. DBH says "over 60" cases now related to the cluster.

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Across the province, health authorities have recorded 102 new cases since Friday.

The new cases are from three reporting periods; 51 new cases from Friday to Saturday, 19 cases from Saturday to Sunday and 32 new cases from Sunday to Monday. That brings B.C.香蕉视频直播檚 total number of cases to 3,300, of which 253 are currently active.

The province did not report any new deaths, leaving the death toll of the virus at 189.

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