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Interior Health declares COVID-19 outbreak over at Vernon's Noric House

Noric outbreak over

Interior Health has declared the COVID-19 outbreak over at Noric House in Vernon.

In total, 39 residents, 28 staff and 10 deaths were linked to the outbreak, which was first declared in October.

"I want to thank our staff for their hard work during this challenging outbreak at Noric House," said Interior Health CEO Susan Brown.

"On behalf of Interior Health, we send our condolences to the loved ones and caregivers of those who passed away."

"We are pleased to declare another COVID-19 outbreak over," added Dr. Albert de Villiers, chief medical health officer. "We are seeing a decrease in the number of cases in long-term care thanks to COVID-19 vaccinations."

Noric House is an Interior Health owned and operated long-term care home with 85 publicly funded beds.



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