COVID-19 outbreak over at Fairhaven long-term care in Peterborough, the home’s executive director announced Friday.The outbreak was declared on Oct.
31 after a caregiver — not a direct employee — tested positive.The virus spread in the Westview 2 section of the municipally run facility on Dutton Road.
Three of 20 residents who tested positive for COVID-19 died in November. Five staff and caregivers also tested positive.An isolation unit was set up at the Riverview 2 section of the home as residents recovered.
Commission flags poor oversight of Ontario nursing homes as COVID-19 deaths jump On Friday, Fairhaven executive director Lionel Towns said Peterborough Public Health has declared the outbreak over.