Coronavirus: Outbreak declared at St. John’s Centre retirement home in Peterborough

A coronavirus outbreak has been declared at a retirement home in downtown Peterborough, the health unit reports Thursday.

In its daily situation update, Peterborough Public Health lists St. John’s Centre at the corner of Brock and Water streets as one of two facilities deemed an “institutional outbreak,” joining St. Joseph’s at Fleming long-term care where an outbreak was declared on March 26.

On Wednesday medical officer of health Dr. Rosana Salvaterra said the situation at St. Joseph’s was “stable.” An outbreak was declared on April 3 at Riverview Manor long-term care in Peterborough, but on Wednesday Salvaterra declared it was over.

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No other details on St. John’s Centre’s situation was provided. The declaration comes a day after Salvaterra said the health unit would be taking a more assertive and enhanced approach to testing of long-term care and retirement homes.

Of the 2,252 people now tested, 1,763 have been confirmed negative and 38 cases have been deemed resolved, the health unit states. There are still test results pending for 429 cases.

More to come.

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