HOSPITAL COVID UPDATE – JANUARY 16, 2022 – E1, W2, E2

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HOSPITAL E1: ENHANCED MONITORING

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 residents | 1 staff

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 26 (13 residents | 13 staff:  5 returned to work)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 15, 2022

INDEX CASE = January 3, 2022 (staff)

Menno Hospital E1 continues on Enhanced Monitoring.

5 swabs of residents are pending results | 2 symptomatic residents (swabbed today)

  • Only VERY ESSENTIAL visits, no social visits
  • Audits continue – hand hygiene audit, PPE audit, environmental audit
  • All communal activity including dining stopped
  • All residents placed on droplet precautions – isolation and full PPE for staff and essential visits
  • All families of affected residents will be contacted.
  • Any symptomatic residents will be swabbed for COVID

HOSPITAL E2

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 15, 2022

INDEX CASE = January 12, 2022 (staff)

3 residents symptomatic (swabbed today)

  • Staff to add goggles to mask wearing
  • Screening twice per day for staff and residents
  • No other restrictions at this time – essential and social visitors permitted (10am – 6pm is best)

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HOSPITAL W2

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 15, 2022

INDEX CASE = January 10, 2022 (staff)

2 residents symptomatic (swabbed today)

  • Staff to add goggles to mask wearing
  • Screening twice per day for staff and residents
  • No other restrictions at this time – essential and social visitors permitted (10am – 6pm is best)