A third COVID-19-related death has been confirmed at the McKenzie Towne Continuing Care Centre in Calgary. According to Alberta Health, the 80-year-old man died on Monday. “This is another tragic case of COVID-19 at its worst,” Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr.
Deena Hinshaw said Tuesday. Hinshaw said totals for confirmed cases related to the outbreak at the facility, as well as one other long-term care facility in Calgary and a third in Edmonton, will be released on Wednesday.
Hinshaw said there are outbreak control guidelines for long-term care and continuing care facilities, including any staff who show symptoms aren’t allowed to come to work, residents who have symptoms are immediately isolated in their rooms and officials