The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit has received confirmation from Public Health Ontario labs that an additional 12 preliminary positive COVID-19 Variant of Concern (VOC) specimens are positive for the VOC originating from South Africa.
All 12 are connected to the Community Outbreak at Skyline-Lancelot Apartments.
As of today, 42 people have tested positive for COVID-19 connected to Lancelot; three cases are still considered active and two people have died.
“It is now clear that we have an outbreak of the COVID-19 VOC that emerged from South Africa,” says Dr. Jim Chirico, Medical Officer of Health. “Although it was expected that there were more cases of the VOC originating from South Africa, it is concerning due to how contagious this variant is. It is critical that residents of Lancelot and other multi-unit dwellings continue to follow public health measures to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and its variants.”
The Health Unit did not report new cases of any kind today.
Residents living in multi-unit dwellings are reminded to:
- stay home and only leave for essential reasons
- wash or sanitize hands often, especially after returning to their unit;
- maintain 2 metres from anyone outside their unit, especially in shared spaces like laundry rooms;
- only ride the elevator with other tenants if you can stand 2 meters apart
- wear a face covering when unable to keep 2 metres apart;
- cover coughs and sneezes;
- follow all COVID-19 precautions put in place by building management.
The Health Unit will make the public aware when the Skyline - Lancelot Apartment outbreak is declared over.
Get more information on the current Skyline – Lancelot Apartment outbreak,
