The Red Cross is stepping in to help manage an outbreak of COVID-19 at Fairfield Park.
The number of active cases of COVID-19 are dropping at the Wallaceburg long term care facility, down to 60 as of Tuesday’s update from management, compared to 76 active cases last Friday.
Officials from the Red Cross came to Wallaceburg over the weekend and will have a team of 10 staff joining the Fairfield Park care team later this week.
“The Red Cross was in the home this weekend and they are impressed with the infection prevention and control measures currently in place,” a statement from the LTC facility reads. “They will do a final assessment today and then a team of 10 Red Cross staff will be joining our team on Thursday, February 11, to support our care team further.”
In the meantime, officials at the home say they are continuing with weekly surveillance testing of staff and residents, and working with local health care partners to manage the outbreak.
Since the Fairfield Park outbreak was declared on January 10th, 93 people have tested positive, including staff, residents, and essential caregivers.
Overall, Chatham-Kent’s active COVID cases have dipped somewhat.
According to the Public Health Unit, there are 12 new confirmed cases along with 15 recoveries, dropping the total active caseload to 138.
Two more local residents have been admitted to hospital for treatment of the virus.
Two more outbreaks have been cleared from Chatham-Kent’s books – Public health has sounded the all-clear at Lambton Kent Composite School in Dresden and Tilbury Manor Nursing Home.
There is still just one case connected to an outbreak at Copper Terrace in Chatham.
The outbreaks at the Health Alliance now include 24 cases – 22 in the medicine units and 2 connected to the COVID unit outbreak.