Four LTC homes remain in outbreak

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Brockville’s Sherwood Park Manor continued in outbreak this week, reporting 26 residents and 21 staff members with COVID-19, according to Ontario Health figures.

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The Sherwood Park outbreak was by far the most serious among the four long-term-care homes fighting the virus in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark, the government reported on Thursday.

COVID cases among residents at the home were up four from a week earlier and the number of staff members with the virus had increased by two, the figures indicated.

The only other local home with residents with the virus was the Perth Community Care Centre, which had five residents with COVID and fewer than five staff.

St. Lawrence Lodge in Brockville had no residents with the virus but 11 staff members had it. Lanark Lodge in Perth had five staffers with COVID, but no residents.

Ontario reported that the number of provincial long-term-care homes in outbreak continues to decline. On Thursday, there were 257 homes in outbreak, eight fewer than the previous day. The number of residents with COVID was 1,506, a decline of 67.

The local health unit didn’t release statistics on Thursday but hospitalizations across Ontario continued to fall. There were 1,897 people in hospital with COVID, 162 fewer than on Wednesday while 445 patients needed intensive care, four fewer.

In Ottawa, there were 35 COVID patients on Thursday, down a dozen, while five were in intensive care, two fewer.

The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit had 31 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, although that figure underestimates the true number because of limited testing.

They were among 3,201 new cases reported across Ontario. The province reported 44 more deaths.

Among the new cases, most – 2,159 – were fully vaccinated with two doses, 131 had their first shot while 425 were unvaccinated. The vaccination status of 486 was unknown.

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