Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH), in consultation with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, has declared the COVID-19 outbreak on its Transitional Care Unit (TCU) over.
The unit is once again open to transfers and new admissions as well as visitors, following RVH’s visitor policy and protocols.
The outbreak was declared on January 7, at which time RVH implemented its Outbreak Management Protocol.
This involved enhanced cleaning, surveillance, education, and frequent communication to patients.
In total 4 patients and 9 staff tested positive for the virus during the outbreak.
