MARKHAM, Ontario. – Another case of COVID-19 detected at an Ontario organizational house for adults with disabilities that was the site of a fatal outbreak this spring.
The York Department of Public Health reported a momentary outbreak of COVID-19 at Participation House in Markham as of Tuesday, noting that a caregiver tested positive for the virus.
Forty of the 42 citizens tested positive for COVID-19 in an outbreak that began in April and 57 caregivers tested positive, according to the fitness agency.
The fitness firm said six citizens died from COVID-19, the first outbreak, which lasted nearly two months.
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Shelley Brillinger, executive director of Participation House, said Saturday that the positive member did not paint directly with the residents of the house.
They tested positive after symptomatics and lately they’re ingesting at home, Brillinger said.
She said other workers who worked with the inflamed user had been reviewed and all the effects of the control had been negative on Saturday.
“While we expect this to be a remote case, there are comprehensive epidemic protocols, and our priority is the continued fitness and well-being of our citizens and staff,” Brillinger said in a written statement.
She said the house communicates with public fitness officials about measures to prevent additional infections.
The space faced staff shortages in the first outbreak, as others stayed home to prevent further spread of the virus.