Officials in the Ouatouais note increasing fatalities in the region’s longterm care homes.
CISSS reports seven fatalities at the Lionel-Edmond home- one more than Tuesday’s total.
There are 29 COVID cases currently at the home.
A second death is being reported at Residence La Gappe, where there are 25 confirmed COVID-19 instances.
The Champlain longterm care facility reports seven individuals with the virus.
Privately-operated longterm care facilities Manoir des Trembles and Cite-Jardin each have once COVID case.
The CISSS de l’Outaouais extends its deepest sympathies to the family and loved ones of those deceased.
