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COVID-19 outbreak on GBGH’s 1 North unit declared over

The outbreak was declared Nov. 23 and included 10 patients who contracted COVID-19 while at the hospital
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Georgian Bay General Hospital. (File photo).

NEWS RELEASE
GEORGIAN BAY GENERAL HOSPITAL 
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Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH), in consultation with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, has officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak over on its 1 North inpatient unit.

The outbreak, originally declared Nov. 23, included 10 patients, who contracted COVID-19 while receiving care at the hospital.

During the outbreak, only essential visitors were permitted on the unit, but visitation on 1 North is returning to two visitors at a time during the visiting hours of 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.

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