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Gemstone Care Centre COVID-19 outbreak declared over
Mar 12, 2021 | 11:47 AM
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KAMLOOPS — The last COVID-19 facility outbreak in Kamloops has come to an end.
In a news release, Interior Health says an outbreak at Gemstone Care Centre in Brocklehurst has been declared over.
The outbreak was declared on January 13, growing to 32 patients – 24 residents and eight staff members. Two people died of COVID-19 during the outbreak.
Two incubation periods, measuring two weeks each, have passed since the onset of symptoms for the last COVID-19 patient at the long-term care facility.
