An outbreak at Copper Ridge Place declared

The Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (OCMOH) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Copper Ridge Place long-term care home following the identification of several linked cases.

After the first case was detected, routine outbreak management procedures were put in place to keep staff and residents safe. Copper Ridge Place is working closely with the OCMOH and Yukon Communicable Disease Control (YCDC) to contain the outbreak and ensure infection prevention and control practices are followed.

The outbreak containment measures will remain in place until 14 days have passed since the last exposure in the long-term care home. At this time, the closure will last until at least April 21 or as otherwise directed by the OCMOH.

All in-person visits to the affected house are suspended until the outbreak is declared over and virtual visits will be supported. Exceptions will be made for end-of-life visits.  

The unaffected houses at Copper Ridge Place remain open to visitors.  Visitors must be fully vaccinated and follow the infection control measures in place in all long-term care homes, including:

• visiting only one home per day;
• answering screening questions when entering;
• wearing the provided medical-grade masks at all times in the care home;
• proceeding directly to and from the resident’s room and confining visits to the room, unless going for a walk outdoors or gathering in a previously booked room; and
• staying home if sick, even if symptoms are mild.