The COVID-19 Outbreak at The Village Senior Community has been declared over.

The original positive tests have been declared as false positives. After retesting the original sample, and doing 2 more subsequent tests on the people that originally tested positive, all of these retests have come back negative. Based on the clinical and laboratory finding,

and the epidemiological data within the home, and in consultation with the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Medical Officer of Health for Grey Bruce, Dr. Ian Arra, has deemed these results as false positives, hence, ending the outbreak declaration.

As with all confirmed false positives, these cases will be removed from the case count total in the next situation report.

An outbreak of COVID-19 in a long-term care facility is declared when one or more confirmed cases of COVID-19 are identified in the home. The legal declaration of an outbreak, its termination, and any information with regard to the status of the outbreak can only be made by Public Health and posted on our website.

Thanks to the dedication, co-operation, and perseverance of staff at The Village Senior Community, and Public Health Ontario Lab, the outbreak was resolved quickly with minimal impact to the home’s staff and residents.

Thanks to everyone for a job well done.

source: Grey Bruce Health Unit