Nearly 1,000 people have been forced to quarantine, following several parties in Kelowna.
B.C. health officials warned the public of several incidents of COVID-19 exposure, which were mostly linked to parties held around Canada Day. They issued the warnings for places around downtown Kelowna between June 25-July 6th.
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“There are now close to 1,000 British Columbians in every health authority who are self-isolating at home because they have been exposed to somebody who has been positive for this virus,” said health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.
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Dr. Henry said 70 people have now caught the virus as a result of these parties and roughly 14 times as many contacts are self isolating.
While the province’s number of COVID-19 cases had previously seen a decline, they are back on the rise. Health officials announced 102 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, with another 30 cases announced Tuesday.
This is mostly due to people not taking the proper precautions amid the pandemic.
That is apparent after people filmed a drum dance party on Third Beach this week, which showed a large crowd of people disregarding physical distancing measures.
While B.C. had 152 active cases at the end of June, the province is now at 285 as of Wednesday.
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