One resident has died amid an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at Burnaby's George Derby Centre.
According to the Weekly COVID-19 Long Term Care, Assisted Living and Independent Living Outbreak Report, one death has been reported at the facility as of Dec. 7.
In an emailed statement to the NOW on Dec. 1, Fraser Health said there had been 24 lab-confirmed cases at the long-term care facility involving 16 residents and eight staff members.
The outbreak at the facility was formally declared on Nov. 8, when there were 10 cases discovered.
Last November, the George Derby Centre endured a tragic outbreak with 36 lives lost among 109 COVID-19 cases.
Fraser Health says they proactively implemented the following measures at the facility:
- Staffing levels are being supported to maintain resident care
- Social visits are restricted in the affected areas of the facility. Essential visits can continue
- Staff and resident movement in the affected areas of the facility has been modified to minimize exposure to others
- Cleaning and infection control measures have been further enhanced
- Residents, families and staff are being notified
- Twice-a-day screening of all staff and residents is taking place
- Additional testing and screening is in place to support monitoring of disease control
"During this time, Fraser Health has additional presence at the sites to take any further actions required and support the facility," a statement from the health authority on Nov. 10 said. "This includes dedicated people to address quality, answer questions from staff, residents and family, and provide active checks of symptoms with staff and residents."
