Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Guelph’s Homewood Health Centre. As of Wednesday afternoon, two staff members and one patient tested positive for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
The three cases at the mental health and addictions facility are linked and this is considered an outbreak in the Addiction Medicine Service Unit.
Public Health said they are working with Homewood, which has already initiated increased infection controls and are currently tracking close contacts related to the cases. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Global News has reached out to Homewood Health Centre for more information and will update this story when we hear