COVID-19 has been detected at an Ontario group home for adults with disabilities that was the site of a deadly outbreak this spring.York Region Public Health has declared a second COVID-19 outbreak at Participation House in Markham beginning on Tuesday, noting on its website that a caregiver has tested positive for the virus.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Forty of 42 residents tested positive for COVID-19 in an outbreak that began in April and 57 caregivers also tested positive, according to the health agency.
Outbreak at Markham group home for adults with disabilities turns deadly The health agency says six residents died from COVID-19 in the first outbreak that lasted nearly two months.A board.