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Positive COVID-19 test for Providence Manor resident determined to be a false positive

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The COVID-19 test for a resident of Providence Manor who launched outbreak protocols at the long-term care facility was determined to be a false positive on Friday, according to Providence Care.

The outbreak, initially called on Monday, is officially over as of Friday. The resident initially tested positive after being tested at a public health assessment centre over the weekend.

That resident was transferred to hospital, where they were tested twice for the disease, and twice those tests came back negative.

The initial results of the first test, it turns out, resulted in a a “weak positive” — meaning, according to KFL&A Public Health, that the patient just barely made it past the threshold for a positive result. [ Sign up for our Health IQ

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