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COVID outbreak over at Maple Ridge Seniors Village

Was declared on Jan. 10 after 11 people tested positive for COVID
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The COVID-19 outbreak at Maple Ridge Seniors Village has been declared over. (Google)

Fraser Health has declared the COVID-19 outbreak over at Maple Ridge Seniors Village long-term care facility.

The outbreak was declared on Jan. 10, after nine residents and two staff members tested positive for COVID-19.

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Also on Wednesday evening, the health authority declared a new outbreak at Queen’s Park Care Centre in New Westminster after evidence of transmission in the rehabilitation unit. Nine patients have tested positive for COVID-19 as part of this outbreak. The outbreak is limited to one unit, which will continue to accommodate new patients as space and resources allow.

Fraser Health also has declared outbreaks over at Chartwell Carlton Gardens in Burnaby, Kinsmen Lodge in Surrey, Amica White Rock in South Surrey, Peace Arch Hospital Foundation Lodge in Surrey, and Kiwanis Care Centre in New Westminster.

With the implementation of comprehensive strategies to prevent and respond to COVID-19 in care facilities, there are no longer any COVID-19 cases at these locations, according to a health authority press release.

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Neil Corbett

About the Author: Neil Corbett

I have been a journalist for more than 30 years, the past decade with the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News.
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