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As 2025 begins, three COVID outbreaks in long-term care homes

January 6, 2025

Three institutions are dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks.

Lambton Public Health says Petrolia’s Bear Creek Terrace (formerly Fiddick’s) was declared in outbreak Jan. 3, just a day after Bluewater Health announced under 10 patients at the Cognitively Complex Continuing Care unit in Sarnia were confirmed COVID-19 positive. Visitors are still being permitted at the hospital but are asked to wear a mask. Those with cold and flu symptoms are asked to stay home.  

An outbreak was declared at North Lambton Lodge in Forest on New Years’ Eve.

Lambton Public Health no longer reporting exactly how many people are infected nor those who tested positive are residents or staff of the facilities.

Since July, there have been 23 COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care homes, with five declared in December alone.

Bluewater Health currently has 11 COVID-positive patients in hospital.

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