The Reminder has reached out to the Northern Health Region (NHR) for more information on what the end of the outbreak will mean for the facility, but is yet to receive comment. Three outbreaks remain active in the north, according to the provincial government, including one in Flin Flon at the Northern Lights Manor. At least one staff member and two residents at the manor have tested positive for COVID-19 since the outbreak was first announced. The two other outbreaks are both in The Pas/OCN/Kelsey district - the Rod McGillivary Care Home at Opaskwayak Cree Nation and the acute care inpatient unit at St. Anthony s Hospital in The Pas.
WINNIPEG The site of the deadliest care home COVID-19 outbreak in Manitoba is now reporting no active COVID-19 cases among residents. Maples Personal Care Home, owned by Revera, announced on Friday that all residents at the home that had COVID-19 are now considered recovered. The care home said four staff members continue to have active cases, and they are currently isolating at home. “We continue to work closely with Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) officials, including Kathleen Klaasen, who is overseeing the administration of the home,” the company said in a statement. “We are maintaining pandemic outbreak protocols and infection control practices. All residents in the home are isolated in their rooms and are monitored closely for symptoms twice daily.”