COVID-19 outbreak at Severn Court Student Residence in Peterborough has claimed the life of a resident, the region’s health unit reported Tuesday.According to Peterborough Public Health, the man, who was a resident in the west-end student residence, was hospitalized in Toronto last week after being diagnosed with a COVID-19 variant of concern.
He died on Monday.The outbreak was declared on Feb. 20 and was linked to large “social gatherings” at the private residence on Wilfred Drive, which primarily serves Fleming College and Trent University students.
As of Tuesday, there are 59 cases linked to the outbreak, all of which have screened positive for a variant of concern, the health unit reports.