Durham Region Institutional Outbreaks
Outbreak status report
Under the Health Promotion and Protection Act, Durham Region Health Department is required to respond to reports of suspected and confirmed outbreaks of gastroenteritis and respiratory illness in institutional settings. The Health Department helps places such as hospitals, long-term care homes and retirement homes manage and prevent outbreaks.
The Durham Region outbreak status report is listed below. This report is posted weekly at a minimum and summarizes all currently active outbreaks in institutional settings (including hospitals, long-term care homes and retirement homes). The information in this status report is accurate as of the date and time of posting.
Updated May 7, 2024 at 2:40 p.m.
Name of Facility | Type of Facility | Address | Units Affected | Type of Outbreak | Causative Organism | Date of Onset | Outbreak Declared Date | Outbreak Number | Outbreak Classification |
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Hillsdale Estates | Long Term Care Home | 590 Oshawa Boulevard North Oshawa L1G 5T9 | Willow Way | Respiratory/Direct Contact | COVID-19 | 23-Mar-24 | 26-Mar-24 | 2230-2024-81389 | Confirmed |
Ontario Shores Centre For Mental Health Sciences | Hospital | 700 Gordon Street Whitby L1N 5S9 | Geriatric Complex General Psychiatry A (CGP-A) & Complex General Psychiatry C (CGP-C) | Respiratory/Direct Contact | COVID-19 | 18-Apr-24 | 19-Apr-24 | 2230-2024-81573 | Confirmed |
Hillsdale Estates | Long Term Care Home | 590 Oshawa Boulevard North Oshawa L1G5T9 | Trillium Trail & Primrose Path | Respiratory / Direct Contact | Metapneumovirus, Seasonal Coronavirus | 16-Apr-24 | 21-Apr-24 | 2230-2024-00101 | Confirmed |
Glen Hill Strathaven | Long Term Care Home | 264 King St E Bowmanville L1C 1P9 | Cedar (1st Floor) | Respiratory/Direct Contact | COVID-19 | 21-Apr-24 | 25-Apr-24 | 2230-2024-81616 | Confirmed |
Amica Whitby | Retirement Home | 200 Kenneth Hobbs Avenue Whitby L1R0G6 | Independent Living (Floors 3-6) | Respiratory / Direct Contact | Seasonal Coronavirus | 25-Apr-24 | 29-Apr-24 | 2230-2024-00106 | Confirmed |
Lakeridge Health Oshawa | Hospital | 1 Hospital Court Oshawa L1G2B9 | OC7 & ED (Emergency Department) | FB / WB / Enteric | Norovirus | 24-Apr-24 | 30-Apr-24 | 2230-2024-00110 | Confirmed |
Douglas Crossing | Retirement Home | 6 Douglas Road Uxbridge L9P1S9 | 3rd Floor | Respiratory / Direct Contact | Parainfluenza Virus, Metapneumovirus | 30-Apr-24 | 30-Apr-24 | 2230-2024-00109 | Confirmed |
Glen Hill Terrace | Long Term Care Home | 80 Glen Hill Drive South Whitby L1N0M7 | 3-South | Respiratory / Direct Contact | Respiratory Infection Unspecified | 26-Apr-24 | 01-May-24 | 2230-2024-00112 | Confirmed |
Extendicare Oshawa | Long Term Care Home | 82 Park Road Oshawa L1J4L1 | Unit 3 | Respiratory / Direct Contact | Parainfluenza Virus | 01-May-24 | 01-May-24 | 2230-2024-00111 | Confirmed |
The Village of Taunton Mills | Retirement Home | 3800 Brock Street Whitby L1R 3A5 | Williamsburg South Tower - 1st floor | Respiratory/Direct Contact | COVID-19 | 03-May-24 | 03-May-24 | 2230-2024-81699 | Suspect |
Bon Air | Long Term Care Home | 131 Laidlaw Street Cannington L0E1E0 | Facility Wide | Respiratory / Direct Contact | Rhinovirus | 03-May-24 | 07-May-24 | 2230-2024-00116 | Confirmed |
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