Interior Health has reported an outbreak of COVID-19 at the Heritage Square long-term care facility in Vernon on 27th Street. (kaigo.ca photo)
The COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon Senior’s nursing home is on the rise
Heritage Square now reports 19 out of 10 cases
The outbreak grew in one of Vernon’s nursing homes.
Heritage Square reports nine new cases, out of ten when the 27th Street facility first announced the outbreak on December 27th.
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Heritage Square was the first nursing home to report an outbreak of the virus.
Since then, cases have been identified in two other houses: Noric House and The Hamlets.
All persons who are in close contact with the infected are in self-isolation and monitor the symptoms. Families of residents who tested positive for COVID-19 were contacted directly.
Interior Health and the operator will continue to monitor the situation and take additional measures to control and prevent infections. This contains:
- Monitoring all residents for respiratory symptoms and performing COVID-19 tests on those with COVID-19 symptoms;
- Improved cleaning protocols and COVID-19 visitor guidelines.
Heritage Square is a private long-term care and assisted living facility operated by Kaigo. As an additional precaution, the operator has implemented a temporary stop for all visits to the website.
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