COVID-19 outbreak declared over on Soldiers’ 1 unit at OSMH

(Orillia, ON) – The COVID-19 outbreak on the Soldiers’ 1 medical unit at Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH) has been declared over.

The 33-bed unit was brought out of outbreak status this morning.  It was originally declared on September 15, 2023 and resulted in 16 patients testing positive for COVID-19.

The unit is now open to admissions and visitors as per the current Visitors policy.  Visitors are to mask at all times while visiting a patient. If a patient is COVID-19 positive they are only permitted visitors under special circumstances.