Ongoing monitoring and testing has identified additional COVID-19 cases associated with an outbreak declared at Wrinch Memorial Hospital on September 27, 2021.
To date, eight patients and two staff have tested positive for COVID-19 in association with the outbreak. The majority of cases are now considered recovered (no longer active cases). Sadly, one patient who had tested positive has passed away, and Northern Health extends condolences to the family, friends and caregiver of this individual.
Confirmation of additional cases is not unexpected, given the focus on testing and ongoing monitoring; no new cases have been associated with the outbreak for more than a week, and NH Medical Health Officers consider the outbreak situation to be stable, at this time.
Enhanced outbreak control measures remain in place at Wrinch Memorial Hospital. The facility is continuing to take steps to protect the health of staff and those they care for, with enhanced outbreak precautions such as (but not limited to):
- Increased focus on cleaning and infection control measures
- Enhanced symptom monitoring among all staff and patients
- Restricting to essential visitors only
- Pause on group activities for long-stay patients
Public health officials will continue to monitor the situation carefully over coming weeks and will only declare the outbreak over when they are confident that chains of transmission have been stopped.
View more information on public exposures, school exposures, and facility or community outbreaks of COVID-19 within the Northern Health region.