The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported an outbreak of the novel coronavirus at a Bradford, Ont., seniors’ home.
There are 10 cases of COVID-19 at Bradford Valley Care Community — nine residents and one staff member, according to Charles Gardner, the local health unit’s medical officer of health. “Over the weekend, we became informed of an outbreak,” Gardner told reporters Monday. “They are under isolation on the premises, with the exception of one staff member who’s in self-isolation at home.” Gardner said it’s not clear yet how exactly the virus entered the facility. “What happens most commonly is a staff-related exposure because, in fact, nobody else can come into the facilities but staff,” he added.