Officials declare the COVID-19 outbreak over at Hogarth Riverview Manor. Both St. Joseph's Care Group and the Thunder Bay District Health Unit made th.
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Hogarth Riverview Manor Birch/Spruce Grove
Staff member tests positive, assessment under way.
Jan 1, 2021 3:59 PM By: Leith Dunick
Hogarth Riverview Manor (FILE)
THUNDER BAY – A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Hogarth Riverview Manor- Birch/Spruce Grove Resident Home Area.
According to the Thunder Bay District Health Unit in a release issued on Friday, a single staff member was recently confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, and under provincial health measures, that’s enough to declare an outbreak at the facility, a long-term care residence.
A thorough assessment of the situation is underway by the health unit, in collaboration with St. Joseph’s Care Group, which includes enhanced surveillance and testing activities on site.