COVID-19 outbreak declared at RVH in Barrie, Ont. As part of the outbreak at the hospital’s integrated stroke and rehabilitation unit, 17 staff and 10 patients contracted COVID-19, while five people died.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Meanwhile, as part of the hospital’s transitional care unit outbreak, nine staff and eight patients became infected with COVID-19, while two people died.The outbreak at the seniors care department saw four COVID-19 infections among patients, all of whom died.
2nd COVID-19 outbreak declared at RVH in Barrie, Ont. The cancer palliative department saw two patients and one staff member infected with the novel coronavirus.