Every day at noon for the duration of the COVID-19 emergency, a group led by Mayor George Pirie called the Timmins Health Table will issue an update. Here are details from today’s update.
FIRST CASE INVOLVING A RETIREMENT HOME RESIDENT
The woman in her 90 who’s identified as one of two new cases confirmed by the Porcupine Health Unit lives in a retirement home in Timmins.
Medical officer of health Dr. Lianne Catton will not yet disclose which retirement home. She does acknowledge that that age group is one that all health units are working to protect from COVID-19, as is the home in question.
“We are working with this home to investigate the case and assist them in taking all the necessary steps to proect all their staff and their residents,” says the MOH. “At this point in time, we ask for respect and privacy for those involved, including the home, while they work through their process to contact the families and staff involved, because really people should hear from them directly, prior to any public announcement.”
Here is the raw audio of today’s update:
