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The COVID-19 outbreak on the Cardiac Renal Unit at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre is over.

The COVID-19 outbreak in the Transitional Care Unit at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) is over.

  BARRIE, ONT. -- Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) is dealing with another COVID-19 outbreak after three patients tested positive for the virus. The Barrie hospital confirmed an active outbreak in its Cardiac Renal Inpatient unit Thursday. In a release, the hospital said all other patients tested negative and will be retested later this week. Each patient is in isolation and being closely monitored for symptoms. The hospital provided the health unit with a contact list of rece...

BARRIE, ONT. -- Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) has been cleared of all COVID-19 outbreaks. The hospital had four outbreaks in units over the past month, which resulted in 24 patients and 27 staff infections. Additionally, 12 people died from virus-related complications. On Monday, the hospital announced the outbreak in the Cancer Palliative Unit is over. The unit has reopened to transfers and new admissions. The other units with outbreaks were the Integrated Stroke and Rehabi...

The outbreak in the Integrated Stroke and Rehabilitation Unit at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) is over.

  BARRIE, ONT. -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 variant cases in Simcoe Muskoka nearly tripled in the past 24 hours, jumping from 19 to 51 on Tuesday. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) reports another 94 patients are waiting on a second test to confirm whether they too are infected with the variant. Health officials grow increasingly concerned, saying the U.K. variant is "50 per cent more contagious" and "its able to find little holes in our armour," according to Dr. Colin...

  BARRIE -- The Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) has confirmed a third COVID-19 outbreak in the Barrie hospital. The new outbreak is in the Specialized Seniors Care Unit, where two patients have become infected. This latest outbreak follows two other active outbreaks declared earlier this month, in the hospitals Transitional Care and Integrated Stroke and Rehabilitation units. To date, 18 patients and 24 staff members have become infected, and six patients have died. The hospit...

  BARRIE, ONT. -- Its been one year since the World Health Organization first warned about the threat of a new virus. At that time, 41 people had been diagnosed with COVID-19. One year later, Simcoe Muskoka logs its deadliest week associated with the virus since the pandemic started. On Friday, the health unit reported that another four infected people passed away, bringing the regions death toll to 86. Fifteen people have passed away with the virus since Monday. A deadly outbreak at Robe...