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IH reports outbreak at local care home
Interior Health (IH) August 2 reported that there is an active outbreak of COVID-19 at the Kootenay Street Village long-term care home in Cranbrook.
If you are intending to visit this facility, please consider postponing your visit until the outbreak is over. This will help keep you and your loved one healthy, IH stated.
The outbreaks list is updated when new outbreaks are declared in a facility.
Outbreaks are listed for the following types of infections and illnesses: Gastrointestinal Illness (GI), Respiratory Infection (RI), and Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI). When an outbreak is over, the facility is removed from the list.
The list includes all hospitals or long-term care facilities within IH that either fall under the Hospital Act or are licensed under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act.
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