Interior Health has declared a COVID outbreak in the medical ward at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail.
The outbreak began Wednesday. The health authority says there are seven patient cases.
It came a day after outbreaks were declared at a long-term care home in Kelowna and Penticton Regional Hospital.
An earlier outbreak, between May 24 and June 6, saw 15 people come down with COVID and one person die.