An employee at a personal care home in Brandon has tested positive for COVID-19.
The employee at the Rideau Park Personal Care home was a previously identified case in the region, according to a statement from Prairie Mountain Health’s CEO, Penny Gilson.
Gilson adds that the worker wore protective equipment and is self-isolating. Close contacts of the employee have been notified.
The site is moving to Critical (red) on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System. This means the site is putting additional measures in place to further reduce the risk to residents and staff, and is restricting visitation at the facility.
At this time no other cases are believed to be linked to this case, and risk of transmission is considered low.
This is the second case at a personal care home in Manitoba in the past month, occurring only days after an outbreak at Bethesda Place in Steinbach.
