Interior Health says an outbreak of COVID-19 has ended at the Royal Inland Hospital patient care tower project in Kamloops.

The health authority says it’s been two full weeks since a case was reported. At least 13 cases are linked to the outbreak that started in early November. All cases are considered recovered.

Interior Health CEO Susan Brown thanked employees at the hospital and EllisDon, the contractor building the patient care tower, for helping to end the outbreak.

While this is positive news, we continue to see COVID-19 transmission throughout the Interior, so it is critical for everyone to remain vigilant and do what they can to prevent the spread,” Brown says.

There were no cases reported within the hospital itself as a result of the outbreak at the construction site. IH medical health officer, Dr. Carol Fenton, said last month that the health authority was certain there was no interaction between construction workers and hospital patients or staff.

The origin of the outbreak is not known, but Fenton said it was believed to have arrived from workers who came from either the Lower Mainland or Alberta.

The outbreak did not impact the timeline for the patient care tower, which is the largest capital project in Kamloops’ history, worth $417 million. It’s on track to be finished in the summer of 2022.