RVH REPORTS 3RD COVID OUTBREAK, TOTALLING 42 CASES, 6 DEATHS

BARRIE — Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) says late this afternoon that it has declared another COVID-19 outbreak on another inpatient unit.

And that 42 people now have the corona-virus — and 6 people have died as a result.

The Specialized Seniors Care Unit is in addition to the Integrated Stroke and Rehabilitation Unit (ISU) and the Transitional Care Unit (TCU).

They say in a release all patients on the units have been swab tested, are safely quarantining in their rooms and are being monitored closely for symptoms.

All patients on the new unit are on droplet/contact isolation and will be re-tested within the next week, or earlier if they develop symptoms.

Patients who have been previously discharged from the unit will also be contacted by public health and advised to self-isolate in their homes. All three units are closed to new admissions.

RVH has implemented its Outbreak Management Protocol which includes enhanced cleaning, surveillance, education and frequent communication to patients.

As a further precaution, all staff who have recently provided care on the unit will be tested.

RVH already has a no visitor restriction in place and, in keeping with our policy, visitors will be permitted based on compassionate grounds only.

As of Jan. 28:

ISU

• 10 patients
• 17 staff
• 5 related patient deaths

TCU

• 6 patients
• 7 staff
• 1 patient related death

Seniors Care

• 2 patients

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