A new outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at the Cottonwoods Care Centre in the Interior Health region where staff and residents had already received vaccines, B.C's provincial health officer announced Monday. Two staff members and 10 residents have tested positive at the Cottonwoods long-term care facility in Kelowna which has 221 publicly-funded beds. call centres opened Monday to receive COVID-19 vaccine appointments for some of the province's oldest residents. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provides an update on COVID-19 cases in B.C. CBC British Columbia is hosting a town hall on March 10 to put your COVID-19 vaccine questions to expert guests, including Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

Source: CBC News March 08, 2021 22:42 UTC