The Saskatchewan Health Authority has declared the deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the La Loche Health Centre as over. On Saturday, medical health officer Dr.
Rim Zayed declared the outbreak over after 28 days had passed without a new positive case of the novel coronavirus in the long-term care facility.
The outbreak was originally declared on April 17. Two residents of the home died as a result of the virus. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] On April 26, Joseph Pierre Sylvestre, 83, was the first long-term care patient to die from COVID-19 in Saskatchewan.
He was the fifth person to die from COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. Two days later, a second long-term care patient died in La Loche.