Coronavirus outbreak declared over at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon: administrator

A novel coronavirus outbreak that claimed the lives of 40 per cent of the residents at a nursing home in Bobcaygeon, Ont., has been declared over.

According to Mary Carr, administrator at Pinecrest Nursing Home, on Thursday morning, the region’s health unit declared the outbreak at the 65-bed facility over.

“It is with great pleasure that I can announce the outbreak in our home is over,” Carr stated in an email.

First announced on March 20, the outbreak claimed the lives of 28 residents and a spouse of a resident, who died of COVID-19 complications, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit reported.

“Earlier this morning, public health confirmed with our director of care that all residents have been free of symptoms for 14 or more days,” said Carr.

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