Editor's note: The outbreak was declared Oct. 29 after three patients initially tested positive for the virus.
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NEWS RELEASE
ROYAL VICTORIA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE
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Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH), in consultation with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, has declared the COVID-19 outbreak on its Transitional Care Unit (TCU) over.
The unit is once again open to transfers and new admissions as well as visitors, following RVH’s visitor policy and protocols.
RVH implemented its Outbreak Management Protocol, which included enhanced cleaning, surveillance, education and frequent communication to patients.
By the numbers:
TCU
11 patients
2 staff
4 outbreak-related patient deaths
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