B.C.'s rolling seven-day average for daily COVID-19 infections has risen over 100 for the first time since June.
The province's Ministry of Health announced 185 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the rolling average to 115.
The majority of new cases reported Wednesday were in the Interior Health region, where 113 new infections were recorded. for indoor public spaces in the Central Okanagan region. They also declared a COVID-19 outbreak in that area, which includes the City of Kelowna and several surrounding communities.
There has also been one new case recorded in a person who normally resides outside Canada, according to health officials.
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