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13 positive COVID-19 cases at North Bay Jail as of Wednesday

13 members of the North Bay jail community have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Wednesday.

That’s according to the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit.

The agency says the outbreak has been upgraded to facility-wide, due to further spread of COVID-19 within the North Bay Jail. No COVID-19 infections have resulted in serious illness requiring hospitalization.

As part of outbreak management protocols at the North Bay Jail, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) continues its work in collaboration with the Ministry of the Solicitor General, the North Bay Regional Health Centre’s COVID-19 Assessment Centre and the North Bay Jail to prevent further spread of COVID-19 within the facility.

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The Health Unit says preventive steps taken to date include:
∙ Ongoing COVID-19 testing of staff and individuals in custody
∙ Self-isolation of individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19
∙ Management of high-risk close contacts of individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 ∙ Increased screening and cleaning protocols

The Health Unit will be offering staff of the North Bay Jail their second dose of vaccine this week and the Ministry of the Solicitor General will be offering individuals in custody theirsecond dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, or first dose for those who have not yet received their vaccine.

“Our staff are working closely with the North Bay Jail to help prevent further spread,” explains Dr. Jim Chirico Medical Officer of Health. “Through the implementation of outbreak interventions and preventative measures we hope to see the individuals recover and stop transmission within the facility.”

The Health Unit will continue to monitor the North Bay Jail outbreak and will report any new COVID-19 cases on the outbreak section of the COVID-19 Status Report dashboard.

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