Coronavirus: 2 more residents at Bobcaygeon, Ont., nursing home die, 15 dead in total

By Staff The Canadian Press

Posted April 1, 2020 3:18 pm EST

Updated April 1, 2020 3:35 pm EST

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TORONTO — Two more residents of a central Ontario nursing home dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak have died.

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Fourteen residents and the spouse of a resident of Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon have now died amid what the local health unit is calling the largest COVID-19 outbreak in the province.

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The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit has said at least 24 staff members are also infected.

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