There has been a COVID-19 outbreak declared in another unit at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre in Barrie.
This time two patients have tested positive in the Cancer Palliative Care Unit and brings the total number of hospital units currently in outbreak to three. All those units are closed to new admissions.
All patients on those units have been swab tested, are safely isolating in their rooms and are being monitored closely for symptoms. Patients who have been previously discharged from the unit will be contacted by public health and advised to self-isolate in their homes.
RVH has implemented its Outbreak Management Protocol which includes enhanced cleaning, surveillance, education and frequent communication to patients.
RVH already has a ‘no visitor’ restriction in place and, in keeping with our policy, visitors will be permitted based on compassionate grounds only.
By the numbers:
*as of February 5
TCU
8 patients
9 staff
2 outbreak-related patient deaths
Seniors Care
4 patients
1 outbreak-related patient death
Cancer and Palliative
2 patients
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