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Photo Credit: Northumberland County
Northumberland County made the announcement Saturday and say one staff member has contracted the virus.
The employee was last at the Golden Plough Lodge Thursday and is now at home in self-isolation.
GPL administrator, Bill Detlor, says they are working closely with the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit to ensure stringent and preventative measures are in place to keep residents and staff safe.
This is the second outbreak at the facility in 2021.
The first was identified in a single staff member on January 3, and there was never any spread within the home.
Detlor adds that contract tracing has been completed and risk of exposure within the GPL is considered low, and no other residents or staff are showing any syptoms of COVID-19.
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A staff member at the Golden Plough Lodge has tested positive for COVID-19.
Northumberland County issued a press release on Monday night, saying the employee last worked on Saturday and is now at home in self isolation.
In following provincial guidelines, the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit has declared an outbreak.
The county said the employee was asymptomatic, but received a positive result during standard bi-weekly testing of all staff.
GPL administrator Bill Detlor said residents have been in cohorts since the beginning of the pandemic, and to take as many precautions as possible, every resident will be tested for the novel coronavirus.
Photo Credit: Haliburton, Pine Ridge and District Health Unit
COVID-19 has seen increased food bank usage across Ontario rise.
The Hunger Report 2020 from Feed Ontario says there’s been a 26 per cent increase in first-time visitors to food banks between March and June 2020.
With demand continuing to be high, residents are encouraged to donate to any local food banks, but the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit said it’s more important than ever to ensure all items are healthy and safe.
You can find a list of health unit guidelines you’re encouraged to follow when you give to local food banks, by visiting the health unit’s website.