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Staff Member Tests Positive for COVID-19 Virus at Lambton Meadowview Villa - January 1, 2021

Petrolia, ON - The administration team of Lambton Meadowview Villa learned today that a staff member has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.

People living in the long-term care home and their families were notified of the positive case today, and informed that as a result, Lambton Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak in the Finch Lane neighbourhood in the Home.

The employee last worked in the Home December 29, 2020 and was not symptomatic at that time. Residents are being tested today...

COVID-19 Outbreaks Declared at a Long-Term Care Home and Retirement Home

Point Edward, ON - Lambton Public Health (LPH) is investigating an outbreak at North Lambton Lodge and Village on the St. Clair, both declared on Thursday December 31. LPH received the laboratory-confirmed positive COVID-19 test results for one resident at North Lambton Lodge Long Term Care facility and two staff at Village on the St. Clair Retirement Home.

A long-term care or other communal living setting outbreak is declared facility wide when there is one or more lab-confirmed COVID-19 case in...

Resident Tests Positive for COVID-19 Virus at North Lambton Lodge

Forest, ON - The administration team of North Lambton Lodge has learned that a resident has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.

People living in the long-term care home and their families were notified of the positive case today, and informed that as a result, Lambton Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the Home, in the Pine Lane area only.

The resident has been out of the home for several days in hospital where they tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. No other residents are...

COVID-19 Outbreak Declared at a Workplace

Point Edward, ON - Lambton Public Health (LPH) is investigating an outbreak at a workplace, declared on Wednesday December 30. LPH has received two laboratory-confirmed positive test results for COVID-19 linked to the workplace.

A workplace outbreak is declared when there are two or more lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in staff (employees, contractors, volunteers) students or other visitors in a workplace with an epidemiological link, within a 14-day period, where at least one case could have reasonably...