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Community members call for more transparency amid ongoing COVID-19 outbreak

Article content Family members of residents at Extendicare Kapuskasing are calling for more transparency amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. A virtual town hall was held by Mushkegowuk-James Bay MPP Guy Bourgouin Thursday night to discuss the outbreak at the long-term care home. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Community members call for more transparency amid ongoing COVID-19 outbreak Back to video Fifteen residents have died since the outbreak was declared at the facility on Jan. 7. Seventy staff and residents have tested positive. “We’re hurting. When you’re a community like Kapuskasing of 9,000, we know mostly everybody,” Bourgouin said. “And families, friends are losing people in our community in such a bad way that families can’t even be there at the end.”

Kap Mayor wants long term care residents at hospital vaccinated along with Manor and Extendicare

Kap Mayor wants long term care residents at hospital vaccinated along with Manor and Extendicare SHARE ON: (Supplied by Pixabay) While vaccines continue to be given to residents at North Centennial Manor and Extendicare in Kapuskasing, the mayor suggests a vulnerable group is being left out. Dave Plourde says 40 long term care residents at Sensenbrenner Hospital are waiting for beds at those other long term care facilities and need our help. “And I think it is like a long term care home in the hospital, and it’s imperative that those people get vaccinated along with the employees that work in that facility,” he said. “Otherwise, what we may have is another Extendicare on our hands.”

COVID-19 claims four more lives at Extendicare in Kap

Article content There have been four more deaths related to the outbreak at the Extendicare Long-Term Care Home in Kapuskasing, There have now been 11 deaths attributed to COVID-19 at that residence within a span of two weeks. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. The Porcupine Health Unit reported the deaths Wednesday afternoon. Extendicare Kapuskasing had reported three deaths among its residence on its Facebook page earlier in the day. “We are saddened to confirm two of our residents who were COVID-positive passed away yesterday (Tuesday)  afternoon, and an additional positive resident who was receiving care in hospital passed away overnight.”

Sensenbrenner Hospital says it ready to handle COVID-19 surges

Sensenbrenner Hospital says it ready to handle COVID-19 surges SHARE ON: Sensenbrenner Hospital in Kapuskasing - photo by Denis J. Puska Sensenbrenner Hospital in Kapuskasing say it’s ready to handle any COVID-19 cases in our region. Assistant Administrator Chantal Boyer-Brochu says the Hospital has been preparing since last March including the addition of a section strictly for COVID-19. “So we have three intensive care beds that are now available,” she said. “We also have 15 new hospital beds that we have acquired since March. Those beds area available to anyone that comes to the hospital.” Boyer-Brochu says some important changes have been made at the facility to keep everyone safe.

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