Oct 22, 2022 at 08:01
St. Joseph’s General Hospital Elliot Lake has closed the hospital to visitors (except for designated ECPs and compassionate circumstances) because of a COVID-19 outbreak declared by Algoma Public Health. Existing restrictions remain in place related to the active outbreak at St. Joseph’s Manor.
Declared Outbreaks in the Algoma District:
| Facility Name | Affected Areas | Type – Organism | Date Declared | Date Declared Over |
| St. Joseph’s Hospital | 3rd Floor | Respiratory – COVID-19 | 21-Oct-22 | |
| Extendicare Van Daele | 2nd Floor | Respiratory – COVID-19 | 21-Oct-22 | |
| Sault Area Hospital | 3B | MRSA | 21-Oct-22 | |
| Sault Area Hospital | 2A | Respiratory – COVID-19 | 16-Oct-22 | |
| Sault Area Hospital | 3B | Respiratory – COVID-19 | 15-Oct-22 | |
| FJ Davey Home | Cedar 1 | Gastrointestinal | 15-Oct-22 | |
| St. Joseph’s Manor | 1st Floor | Respiratory – COVID-19 | 12-Oct-22 | |
| Community Living Algoma | Facility Wide | Respiratory – COVID-19 | 12-Oct-22 | 21-Oct-22 |
| Sault Area Hospital | 3C | Respiratory – COVID-19 | 11-Oct-22 | |
| Community Living Algoma | Facility Wide | Respiratory – COVID-19 | 11-Oct-22 | 21-Oct-22 |
| Algoma Manor | Spruce Unit | Respiratory – COVID-19 | 10-Oct-22 | |
| St. Joseph’s Manor | 2nd Floor | Respiratory – COVID-19 | 8-Oct-22 | |
| FJ Davey Home | Cedar 3 | Respiratory – COVID-19 | 6-Oct-22 | |
| Community Living Algoma | Facility Wide | Respiratory – COVID-19 | 5-Oct-22 | 15-Oct-22 |
| Collegiate Heights | Facility Wide | Respiratory – COVID-19 | 5-Oct-22 | |
| Extendicare Maple View | Echo Bay | Respiratory – COVID-19 | 3-Oct-22 |
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