Fraser Health has declared two new COVID-19 outbreaks in Burnaby, while announcing the end of another.
A resident at Finnish Manor and two staff members at Dania Home have tested positive for COVID-19.
Fraser Health has declared outbreaks at these locations, and a rapid response team is at each site. Communication with residents and families is underway. The resident and two staff members are currently in self-isolation at their homes.
Finnish Manor is a long term care facility in Burnaby that is owned and operated by Jubilee Multi-Generational Housing Society. Dania Home is a long-term care facility in Burnaby that is owned and operated by Dania Home Society.
An outbreak at St. Michael’s Centre is now over. St. Michael’s Centre is a long-term care and hospice facility in Burnaby owned and operated by St. Michael’s Centre Hospital Society.
Fraser Health has also been dealing with two other COVID-19 outbreaks in Burnaby.
Burnaby’s Fellburn Care Centre in Burnaby has seen more than 50 cases in its outbreak, including more than a dozen staff members testing positive for COVID-19. CTV is reporting there have also been at least four deaths at Fellburn.
Fraser Health said in a news release that a staff member at Normanna care home in Burnaby has also tested positive for COVID-19. Normanna is a long-term care facility in Burnaby owned and operated by Norwegian Old People’s Home Association. Normanna had a previous outbreak in September.
Fraser Health says it has implemented the following at each site:
- Staffing levels will be maintained to provide resident care.
- Visitors are restricted throughout the facility.
- Staff and residents movement in the facility has been restricted.
- Cleaning and infection control measures have been enhanced.
- Residents, families and staff are being notified.
- Twice a day screening of all staff and residents.
During this time, Fraser Health has additional presence at each site to take any further actions required and support the facility.
