A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Collingwood Nursing Home.
Peter Zober, the administrator for Collingwood Nursing Home, sent a letter to family members of the home's residents to explain three residents have tested positive for COVID-19. All other residents have tested negative.
"Currently, these residents are displaying no signs or symptoms," stated Zober in his letter.
The residents who have tested positive are being kept in a separate area and are being "cohorted" to decrease the risk of spread, according to the nursing home. Staff are using full PPE when caring for residents who are positive and are wearing masks at all times when in the building.
Zober said the facility has sufficient staffing levels and sufficient supply of masks, gloves, gowns, and hand sanitizer.
There has also been another case confirmed in a Collingwood resident, a man in his 70s. The source of transmission for his case is under investigation.
There have been 12 cases of COVID-19 confirmed by the health unit in Collingwood residents with eight recoveries reported and two patients currently hospitalized. The three latest cases at Collingwood Nursing Home have not yet been included in the health unit totals.
There was also a new case confirmed in The Blue Mountains yesterday. There have been five cases confirmed in TBM.
There have been 11 cases (seven recoveries and one death) reported in Wasaga Beach, and seven cases (five recoveries, one death) reported in Clearview.
Ontario announced 258 new COVID-19 cases today, as well as 359 recoveries and 33 deaths linked to the coronavirus.
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