News release from Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH), in collaboration with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on the health centre’s transitional care unit (TCU).
Four patients have tested positive for COVID-19 on TCU. They have been moved to the respiratory inpatient unit and the remaining COVID-negative patients have been isolated. Enhanced cleaning measures and contact tracing are underway, as well as swabbing of patients and staff. At this time the TCU is closed to visitors.
However, the COVID-19 outbreak in the adult mental health inpatient unit has been declared over.
“The health and safety of staff, physicians, patients and our community remains our top priority and we are working closely with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit and our infection prevention and control and occupational health to conduct a full contact tracing investigation to determine any risk to other patients and Team RVH on the unit,” says Gail Hunt, RVH president and CEO.
