Case number 28 of COVID-19 has been reported to Algoma Public Health.
The health unit says the exposure is unknown and indicates ongoing community spread in the Algoma District.
The individual is self-isolating and their close-contacts have been notified.
The full text of a release from Ontario Finnish Resthome follows.
The Ontario Finnish Resthome Association confirms positive COVID-19 results in 1 Staff.
As part of ongoing, proactive surveillance and case finding, COVID-19 has been confirmed in 1 staff member of the MKK building at the Ontario Finnish Resthome Association.
OFRA's MKK care team is working closely with Algoma Public Health to take heightened preventive actions. Based on careful investigation of all available information, the risk of exposure for residents and staff is low. Nonetheless, OFRA is putting additional precautionary measures in place until further test results are reported. All residents continue to be monitored for symptoms every day, and any symptomatic resident is immediately tested. MKK staff are tested for COVID-19 regularly, and all staff and visitors wear medical masks at all times.
Algoma Public Health has notified close contacts, and additional guidance has been provided to potentially affected staff. At this time, a formal outbreak has not been declared at our facility.
- Learn more about COVID-19 in Algoma.
- Visit Ontario’s website to learn more about the province’s response to COVID-19.
