BARRIE, ONT. Water is again flowing from taps in Bracebridge, but residents should continue boiling that water until tests confirm it is safe to use directly from the source. Mayor Graydon Smith noticed something was up late Saturday night. It wasn t until Sunday morning he learned he was far from alone. Officials characterized the outage as town-wide. A broken water main along Wharf Road was to blame but proved difficult to track down in the dark and without any obvious, tell-tale puddle of water. The entire municipal water system lost pressure over several hours Sunday. It meant no showers, flushing toilets, and no coffee until crews located the break and re-routed water.
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UPDATE, 01/19: Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Charles Gardner has declared the outbreak at The Pines over.
A staff member at The Pines Long-Term Care Home in Bracebridge has tested positive, but no other positive tests have been announced.
Officials with the home say the infected employee is self-isolating at home. “The home area where the staff member worked has been declared in outbreak status and as an added precaution, residents this staff member was in contact with have been placed on isolation precautions,” officials add. “The families of the affected residents have now been notified. Testing of all residents in the home area will take place tomorrow. The District (of Muskoka) and (Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit) are working closely to monitor and respond to the situation.”
BARRIE, ONT. There are now 14 institutional outbreaks in Simcoe Muskoka following confirmation of a staff member case at a Bracebridge long-term care home. According to the District of Muskoka, a staff member working at the Pines Long-Term Care Home has tested positive for COVID-19. The staff member is said to be symptomatic as of Tuesday morning and in isolation at home. The area in the long-term care home where the staff member worked has been declared in outbreak status by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. As an added measure, the district says all residents the infected staff member came into contact with have been placed on isolation precautions.