In that time, there have been 70 deaths attributed to the outbreak 66 confirmed and three considered probable, all residents. One essential caregiver associated with the 137-bed facility also died after contracting the virus.
Roberta Place community relations co-ordinator Stephanie Barber tells
BarrieToday that today’s numbers have stayed the same since Friday.
There have been no new COVID deaths since Feb. 2, and no new resident cases since Jan. 27.
Current active staff/team member cases are down to 13 from the 16 reported on Friday.
The figures for the Roberta Place outbreak now include “probable” cases, defined as any staff or resident who was on site on or after Jan. 5 presenting with symptoms compatible with COVID-19 with either:
BARRIE, ONT. The number of COVID-19 variant cases across Simcoe Muskoka jumped to 128, as listed by the region s health unit Monday, plus 59 possible cases waiting for confirmation. In addition, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) reports 110 new COVID-19 diagnoses over the weekend and two deaths. There are 15 institutional outbreaks, including Georgian Traditions. The outbreak is in the Collingwood retirement home s Memory Living Unit. Nearly all of the cases reported in Collingwood Monday are outbreak-related. It s not clear if they are linked to the outbreak at the retirement home. The SMDHU s website logs outbreaks in two educational settings, including Bear Creek Secondary School, with three confirmed cases. The Barrie school outbreak was declared on Feb. 1, while Ontario s schools remained closed except to students with special needs and support staff.
In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 at their facilities, a home operator has suspended essential visits at all 14 of their long-term care homes in Ontario.
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The MPP for Parry Sound-Muskoka Norm Miller is happy that students in Muskoka will be returning to the classroom Monday morning.
“I know it’s been very challenging and stressful for families,” he tells the MyMuskokaNow.com newsroom.
Students in Muskoka have been learning from home since returning from the Christmas break. Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced earlier this week all schools outside of the GTA will return on February 8th, while schools in Toronto, Peel and York regions will return on the 16th.
“There’s been a lot of improvements made since (the fall) to keep kids safe as they go back to school,” Miller says. That includes asymptomatic testing for students and staff, mandatory masks for students in grades one to three and for all students when outside and unable to stay at least six feet apart.