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Health board hoping COVID costs will be reimbursed

Article content Public health workers are logging overtime to address the COVID-19 pandemic while those overseeing health units wait for details about possible reimbursement by Ontario. Staff of Hastings Prince Edward Public Health had, prior to the pandemic, worked a standard work week. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Health board hoping COVID costs will be reimbursed Back to video “We continue incur significant overtime costs due to the seven-day operation,” medical officer of health Dr. Piotr Oglaza said Wednesday. He spoke during the online monthly meeting of the counties’ health board. “We know we need to respond to new cases as soon as they arise,” he said, but added it’s “very challenging” to set the appropriate level of staffing because it’s never known how many new cases there will be.

Active COVID-19 case count stable in Muskoka

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) has added two new cases of COVID-19 in Muskoka. The local active case count remains at 18 because one person has recovered from the virus. The new cases are: A man from Bracebridge between the ages of 35 and 44. SMDHU says he acquired it through the community. A man from Gravenhurst between the ages of 65 and 79. He is reported to have gotten the virus from an institutional outbreak. SMDHU has reported 190 people have gotten the virus in Muskoka. There have been 36 cases in Bracebridge with four active cases. Of those cases, 169 people have recovered and three have died.

Waypoint Centre s COVID-19 outbreak claims its fourth life, 16 infected

  PENETANGUISHENE, ONT. The COVID-19 outbreak has claimed another patient s life at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care in Penetanguishene, bringing the total number of patient deaths to four. Eight patients and eight staff members have also tested positive for COVID-19 after an outbreak was declared at the centre s Horizon Program for Geriatric Psychiatry. It s extremely stressful for all staff, especially the unit that has the outbreak, said Local OPSEU president Pete Sheehan on Tuesday. Staff members who work in the affected unit are now isolating, either at home if they live alone or at housing provided by Waypoint, which includes the Super 8 motel in Midland.

COVID-19 outbreak claims three lives at Penetanguishene s Waypoint Centre

  BARRIE, ONT. A COVID-19 outbreak at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health has claimed three lives and infected 10 patients and eight staff members. The Penetanguishene hospital reports three of its Horizon Program for Geriatric Psychiatry patients died amid the outbreak. On Monday, spokesperson for Waypoint, Kristi Lalonde, stated that, Managing the outbreak on the Horizon Program is our top priority right now, and we have all the necessary precautions in place. The Simcoe Muskoka health unit declared the outbreak in the Horizon unit on Jan. 22. This isn t the first outbreak at the hospital. On Jan. 9, the health unit declared an outbreak in its Awenda A and B units on Jan. 9. It has since ended.

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