Influenza cases down, RSV and COVID up in Interior Health
Sabet urged the public, and especially the vulnerable population, to take steps to protect themselves.
“The best thing that we can do is to be up to date for our vaccines,” she said. ” Staying home when you’re sick or when you have any symptoms of respiratory infection and also follow hygiene measures like hand-washing or avoiding touching your face, sneezing or coughing into your elbow and wearing masks in case it is needed.”
IH said the Omicron variant continues to be the most dominant strain of COVID-19 that’s circulating within the health region. Health officials are now keeping an eye on the new version of it, the XBB1.5 subvariant. While IH said most of the cases in B.C. are in the Lower Mainland, the health authority said it’s likely it’s only a matter of time before this region is impacted.“Considering our previous experiences of circulating respiratory infections. Interior Health follows the number of cases in the Lower Mainland,” Sabet said. “So we are expecting to an increase in the numbers here too.”
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