KAWARTHA LAKES-A Coronavirus Outbreak at a city-owned housing complex in Lindsay has been declared over.
An outbreak was declared at 68 Lindsay Street North on July 1,2021 and was declared over on July 28th according the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit. In all 20 of the 24 residents tested positive for the virus.
The building houses 24 one-bedroom apartments that are geared-to-income. The goal of the facility is to help people transition out of homelessness according to the City.
The Health Unit worked with the municipality and Kawartha Lakes Housing to ensure enhanced cleaning and disinfection practices are in place at the building, and that personal protective equipment (PPE) was available and being used appropriately. The part of the building that contains the municipal office is not impacted by the outbreak and remains closed to the public.
The city recently hired additional, full-time security at the building. Read more here:https://www.kawartha411.ca/2021/07/09/city-hires-security-guards-for-housing-complex-at-68-lindsay-street-north-in-lindsay/
