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5 residents of Jubilee Lodge passed away due to the COVID-19 outbreak

24 residents and three staff members at Jubilee Lodge have tested positive for COVID-19 since the outbreak was declared on September 5th.

Five of the residents have passed away in connection with the outbreak, two of which were epi-linked.

Northern Health said they are closely monitoring the situation, and the facility is taking extra steps of protection:

  • Increased frequency of cleaning and infection control measures
  • Enhanced symptom monitoring
  • Reduced movement of staff and residents
  • Temporary suspension of social visits (essential visits are not impacted)

Public health officials will only declare the outbreak over when the chains of transmission have stopped.

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