Back to SearchNORTH BAY ON – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) has declared an outbreak at Cassellholme. Thirteen individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in relation to this outbreak, however none of these individuals are residents. One individual has received a preliminary positive result for a Variant of Concern (VOC). The individuals tested positive following routine surveillance testing of staff and essential visitors at the long-term care home. The Health Unit and Cassellholme are working closely together to monitor the situation.
“Our shared priority is to keep residents and staff safe and to reduce the spread of COVID-19 within the facility,” assures Dr. Jim Chirico, Medical Officer of Health. “I cannot stress this enough; everyone needs to follow public health measures and must stay home. It is our best defense in our fight against the current COVID-19 Variants of Concern in our district. We are on the right track with vaccination for COVID-19 underway in our district, but until the majority of us receives the vaccine, our best protection is to follow the public health measures.”
The Health Unit is urging the public to continue to practice COVID-19 public health measures especially limiting travel outside your home to essential trips only. Other measures include physical distancing, wearing a face covering, washing or sanitizing hands often and coughing or sneezing into your sleeve. The public is also required to follow the measures under the district’s continued shutdown.
If you think you may have COVID-19 symptoms or have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, first self-isolate and then use Ontario's Self-Assessment Tool to see if you need to seek testing or further care. If you need further assistance call your health care provider or the Health Unit at 1-800-563-2808. If you have severe symptoms, such as difficulty breathing, you should call 911 and mention your symptoms.
Visit Ontario’s website to learn more about how the province continues to protect Ontarians from COVID-19.
For more information please visit myhealthunit.ca/COVID-19.
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Media Inquiries:
Catherine Levac-Lafond, Bilingual Media Relations Coordinator
P: 705-474-1400, ext. 5221 or 1-800-563-2808
E: communications@healthunit.ca
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