COVID-19 Outbreak Declared Over at St. Joseph’s Hospital – Geriatric Assessment & Rehabilitative Care Program (5 North)

January 10, 2022 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and St. Joseph’s Care Group announce that the outbreak at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Geriatric Assessment & Rehabilitative Care Program (5 North), in Thunder Bay is now over.

Prior to the outbreak, significant measures were already in place to reduce the likelihood of transmission of the virus within the facility. Expanded precautions were implemented for the duration of the outbreak.

For additional information about COVID-19 and the TBDHU area, please see the TBDHU Website.

COVID-19 Outbreak at Hogarth Riverview Manor Expanded to include Birch Resident Home Area

January 8, 2022 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and St. Joseph’s Care Group confirm that the COVID-19 outbreak announced on January 6 at Hogarth Riverview Manor (HRM) in the Spruce Grove Resident Home Area has been expanded to include the Birch Resident Home Area.

The outbreak has been expanded after TBDHU identified one individual with COVID-19 in the Birch Resident Home Area and determined that the transmission had occurred at the facility. TBDHU is working with St. Joseph’s Care Group to manage the outbreak.

COVID-19 Outbreak Declared at Thunder Bay District Jail

January 6, 2022 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and the Ministry of the Solicitor General confirm that a COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at the Thunder Bay District Jail, in Thunder Bay.

This a facility-wide outbreak with twenty-four individuals identified as having COVID-19. This includes staff and inmates. TBDHU is working with the Ministry of the Solicitor General to manage this outbreak.

For additional information about COVID-19 and the TBDHU area, please see the TBDHU Website.

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