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People Under 40 Make Up Half Of COVID-19 Cases In The Interior

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While the number of COVID-19 cases is climbing, it turns out people under 40 make up a large number of cases in the interior.

BC Centre for Disease Control released its latest statistics, showing 47% of diagnosed cases, in the interior health region, involve people from ages 20-40 years old. That’s compared to the provincial average of 34% for the same age demographic.

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The BCCDC statistics show 113 B.C. southern interior residents in their 20’s have contracted the virus, while there are 72 people in their 30’s.

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However, most of those cases are related to the parties in and around Kelowna over the Canada Day long weekend.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 131 COVID-19 cases over this past weekend.

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