The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (HKRP) District Health Unit has confirmed a total of nine deaths related to COVID-19 at the Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon since an outbreak was declared at the facility on Wednesday, March 18th.
There have been some media reports that two of the deaths at the home were not related to COVID-19.
Last Thursday (March 26), the health unit reported that two deaths at the home were epidemiologically linked to the COVID-19 outbreak. Since then, seven additional residents have died due to COVID-19.
In its March 26th report, the health unit also reported that 14 staff at Pinecrest Nursing Home had tested positive for COVID-19 and four staff had tested negative.
As of Monday (March 30), 24 staff have tested positive for COVID. Six staff have tested negative, and results are pending for 10 more staff.
The total number of confirmed cases in the HKRP District Health Unit’s service area is 41, including 33 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (27 of which are related to Pinecrest Nursing Home) and eight in Northumberland County. There are no reported cases in Haliburton County.
Of the 41 confirmed cases, there have been 11 deaths, including nine residents at Pinecrest Nursing Home and two other deaths in the community. One of the community deaths is the wife of a Pinecrest resident who regularly visited her husband at the nursing home.
In the Peterborough area as of Monday (March 30), Peterborough Public Health has confirmed 28 positive COVID-19 cases, with no deaths and three resolved cases. Another 224 possible cases remain under investigation.
