N.B. COVID-19 roundup: Families of Dalhousie nursing home residents wait and worry
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A woman whose mother lives at a Dalhousie nursing home where there's a COVID-19 outbreak says her heart stops every time the phone rings, thinking it could be bad news.
Évelyne Valotaire says her mother, 86-year-old Mariette Labillois, has tested negative so far. And she's been moved away from any positive cases at Villa Renaissance.
But Valotaire says everyone at the home or who has family there is worried.
"It is very stressful and she's scared. We can't lie. She is scared a bit," she said.
"But they have good care. Really, I think they're doing as much as they can to help them and to make sure that they feel OK and they are OK."
Since the outbreak started last week, five people have died — four residents and one employee.
A total of 13 people have tested positive as of Tuesday — six residents and seven employees, said Department of Health spokesperson Bruce Macfarlane.
Another round of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing was scheduled to be conducted Monday, he said.
Valotaire says it's a difficult situation, but all she can do is wait and hope for the best.
Gisèle Giroux says she goes to the Villa every night with her mother and brother to see her father Lionel Giroux, 81, through the window.
"He doesn't understand," she said in French. "It's really hard on us."
Public Health reported one more COVID-related death and 53 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday.
Sixty-one people are in hospital because of the virus, including 20 in intensive care.
There are 849 active cases of COVID across the province.
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