Noric House on Mission Road (photo credit: Google Maps)

By Pete McIntyre

10 deaths

Covid outbreak over at Vernon care home

Mar 1, 2021 | 3:53 PM

A Covid-19 outbreak at Noric House in Vernon has ended.

Interior Health made that declaration today after 67 cases involving 39 residents and 28 staff and 10 deaths were linked to the outbreak first announced on Dec. 28, 2020.

“I want to thank our staff for their hard work during this challenging outbreak at Noric House,” said Susan Brown, Interior Health president and CEO. “On behalf of Interior Health, we send our condolences to the loved ones and caregivers of those who passed away.”

Noric House is an Interior Health owned and operated long-term care home with 85 publicly funded beds.

“We are pleased to declare another COVID-19 outbreak over,” said Dr. Albert de Villiers, chief medical health officer. “We are seeing a decrease in the number of cases in long-term care thanks to COVID-19 vaccinations.”

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There are now five outbreaks in Interior Health:

· Kelowna General Hospital has six cases: five patients and one staff, with one death connected to this outbreak.
· The Florentine in Merritt has two resident cases.
· Highridge/Singh House group home in Kamloops has 13 cases: five residents and eight staff.
· Westsyde Care Residence group home in Kamloops has 30 cases: 17 residents and 13 staff, with two deaths connected to this outbreak.
· Brocklehurst Gemstone long-term care in Kamloops has 32 cases: 24 residents and eight staff, with two deaths connected to this outbreak.