COVID OUTBREAK DECLARED OVER IN HUNTSVILLE, BUT REMAINS IN BRACEBRIDGE

MuskokaTODAY.com Staff

HUNTSVILLE — A brief COVID outbreak at the hospital here the past week has been declared over.

The South Wing of Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s Huntsville District Memorial Hospital site was cleared as of yesterday, Wednesday, Aug. 28.

In consultation with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, MAHC has confirmed the COVID-19 outbreak has been lifted, they said in a release last night.

The outbreak lasted eight days and as a result of “outbreak management protocols” including testing, eight patient cases and five staff cases were affected.

Outbreak status is lifted when transmission is under control and no further cases are unexpectedly detected. South Wing at HDMH has reopened to visitors, in line with MAHC’s current visiting policy that allows an inpatient to have two visitors per day between 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Meanwhile the North Wing at the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital (SMMH) Site remains in outbreak with general visiting suspended except for in approved special circumstances, including essential caregivers.

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