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5 deaths linked to outbreak at Brock care home

More deaths at care home

Five people have died from the outbreak at the Overlander Residential Care facility in Brocklehurst.

The ongoing outbreak at the Brock care centre has a total of 28 cases, according to an Interior Health release sent out on Friday.

The majority of the cases are residents— 21 residents and seven staff members. As of Friday, five deaths are connected to the outbreak.

The release does not state who the deceased were, or if they were all residents at the care home.

As of Oct. 14, IH had reported three deaths linked to the COVID-19 outbreak. IH declared the outbreak at the Overlander Residential Care facility on Sept. 19, after four people tested positive for the virus.



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