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Health unit says COVID-19 outbreak has ended at Golden Plough Lodge

Health unit says COVID-19 outbreak has ended at Golden Plough Lodge
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COVID-19: Outbreak declared at Golden Plough Lodge

Photo Credit: Northumberland County Northumberland County is confirming a positive case of COVID-19 at the Golden Plough Lodge. In a media release issued on Wednesday night, the County says an employee at the long-term care home has tested positive for the virus. As a result, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (HKPR) District Health Unit has declared an outbreak at the facility. (Under Ministry guidelines, any facility with at least one positive case, is considered to be in an outbreak, once the test result is confirmed.) Administrator Bill Detlor confirms that more than 95 per cent of the long-term care home’s residents are fully-vaccinated against the virus. He adds that all staff who wished to be vaccinated, have also received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Detlor says that the employee who tested positive, is now at home in self-isolation, adding that all COVID-19 outbreak management protocols are currently in-effect at the facility.

Northumberland County confirms end of COVID-19 outbreak at Golden Plough Lodge

Photo Credit: Northumberland County Northumberland County made the announcement on Friday night. The outbreak was first declared on Jan. 16 with one staff member testing positive, and was extended after two more staff members tested positive. The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit let the Golden Plough Lodge the outbreak was officially over to end the week, and without any residents contracting the virus. Administrator of the Golden Plough Lodge, Bill Detlor, says this is great news, especially following the first doses of vaccines being administered into the arms of residents earlier this month. Detlor adds that the threat of COVID-19 has not diminished, meaning staff will continue to wear all necessary PPE, continue to be tested weekly and they, along with residents, will be screened twice a day.

Northumberland County confirms second Coronavirus outbreak at Golden Plough Lodge

Photo Credit: Northumberland County Northumberland County made the announcement Saturday and say one staff member has contracted the virus. The employee was last at the Golden Plough Lodge Thursday and is now at home in self-isolation. GPL administrator, Bill Detlor, says they are working closely with the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit to ensure stringent and preventative measures are in place to keep residents and staff safe. This is the second outbreak at the facility in 2021. The first was identified in a single staff member on January 3, and there was never any spread within the home. Detlor adds that contract tracing has been completed and risk of exposure within the GPL is considered low, and no other residents or staff are showing any syptoms of COVID-19.

Positive COVID-19 case at Golden Plough Lodge

Photo Credit: Northumberland County A staff member at the Golden Plough Lodge has tested positive for COVID-19. Northumberland County issued a press release on Monday night, saying the employee last worked on Saturday and is now at home in self isolation. In following provincial guidelines, the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit has declared an outbreak. The county said the employee was asymptomatic, but received a positive result during standard bi-weekly testing of all staff. GPL administrator Bill Detlor said residents have been in cohorts since the beginning of the pandemic, and to take as many precautions as possible, every resident will be tested for the novel coronavirus.

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