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 recently discharged patients and visitors who will be instructed to isolate. The Cardiac Renal Inpatient unit is currently closed to admissions and transfers as a result of the outbreak. Visitors are not permitted at this time.
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 Rehabilitation, Transitional Care Unit, and Specialized Seniors Care unit. RVH continues to restrict visitors, with some exceptions, because of the community s ongoing threat of a COVID-19 variant.
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 it s able to find little holes in our armour, according to Dr. Colin Lee, SMDHU associate medical officer of health said Friday. Public health says the best protection is to stay home, socially distance and wash your hands often.
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 hospital says the patients in all of the units have been swab tested, are quarantining in their rooms, and are being monitored for symptoms. Public health will be contacting patients who were recently discharged from the Specialized Seniors Care Unit and advising them to self-isolate.