COVID-19 spreads in Baie Verte nursing home, as N.L. reports 15 new cases
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Residents of a Baie Verte retirement home are contending with a COVID-19 outbreak while the province added 15 new cases to its tally on Monday.
Ten of the new cases were identified at White Bay Retirement Living in Baie Verte, according to a media release from the Department of Health. All residents and staff have been tested and advised to quarantine as investigators attempt to determine how the virus entered the facility, the department said.
In a tweet, Central Health said it's offering community testing in Baie Verte, and advises anyone who has visited the home since Sept. 7 to get tested. No appointments are necessary, according to the health authority.
There are 11 new cases in the Central Health Region in all. One case is a contact of previously known cases, while 10 are under investigation.
In the Central Health Region, one case is a woman under 40, one case is a woman in her 40s, one case is a woman in her 50s, six are women 70 and older and two are men 70 and older.
Four of the new cases are located in the Eastern Health region. All four are related to domestic or international travel.
One case is a female under 20, one is a man in his 20s, one is a woman in her 40s and one is a man in his 50s.
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