A resident at a Peterborough long-term care home has been diagnosed with COVID-19, Peterborough Public Health has confirmed.
The health unit says two other residents at St. Joseph’s at Fleming in Peterborough also have respiratory symptoms, though both of them have tested negative.
All three residents are in isolation at the Brealey Drive facility. A staff member at the long-term care home who had symptoms was referred to community paramedics for in-home testing, according to the health unit, and is self-isolating.
For the confirmed COVID-19 case, Peterborough Public Health is trying to determine if there is an epidemiological link to travel or other known cases. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “W