Durham Region Institutional Outbreaks
Outbreak status report
Under the Health Promotion and Protection Act, Durham Region Health Department is required to respond to reports of suspected and confirmed outbreaks of gastroenteritis and respiratory illness in institutional settings. The Health Department helps places such as hospitals, long-term care homes and retirement homes manage and prevent outbreaks.
The Durham Region outbreak status report is listed below. This report is posted weekly at a minimum and summarizes all currently active outbreaks in institutional settings (including hospitals, long-term care homes and retirement homes). The information in this status report is accurate as of the date and time of posting.
Updated May 13, 2024 at 2:24 p.m.
Name of Facility | Type of Facility | Address | Units Affected | Type of Outbreak | Causative Organism | Date of Onset | Outbreak Declared Date | Outbreak Number | Outbreak Classification |
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Ontario Shores Centre For Mental Health Sciences | Hospital | 700 Gordon Street Whitby L1N 5S9 | Complex General Psychiatry C (CGP-C) | Respiratory/Direct Contact | COVID-19 | 18-Apr-24 | 19-Apr-24 | 2230-2024-81573 | Confirmed |
Lakeridge Health Oshawa | Hospital | 1 Hospital Court Oshawa L1G2B9 | OC7 & ED (Emergency Department) | FB / WB / Enteric | Norovirus | 24-Apr-24 | 30-Apr-24 | 2230-2024-00110 | Confirmed |
Douglas Crossing | Retirement Home | 6 Douglas Road Uxbridge L9P1S9 | Floors 3, 4, 5 | Respiratory / Direct Contact | Metapneumovirus, Parainfluenza Virus | 30-Apr-24 | 30-Apr-24 | 2230-2024-00109 | Confirmed |
Glen Hill Terrace | Long Term Care Home | 80 Glen Hill Drive South Whitby L1N0M7 | 3-South | Respiratory / Direct Contact | Respiratory Infection Unspecified | 26-Apr-24 | 01-May-24 | 2230-2024-00112 | Confirmed |
The Village of Taunton Mills | Retirement Home | 3800 Brock Street Whitby L1R 3A5 | Williamsburg South Tower - 1st floor | Respiratory/Direct Contact | COVID-19 | 03-May-24 | 03-May-24 | 2230-2024-81699 | Confirmed |
The Village Of Taunton Mills | Retirement Home | 3800 Brock Street North Whitby L1R3A5 | Emma-2nd Floor, South Tower (Memory Care Unit) | Respiratory / Direct Contact | Respiratory Infection Unspecified | 03-May-24 | 06-May-24 | 2230-2024-00117 | Confirmed |
Glen Hill Strathaven | Long Term Care Home | 264 King Street East Bowmanville L1C1P9 | Maple (2nd floor) | Respiratory / Direct Contact | Rhinovirus | 04-May-24 | 06-May-24 | 2230-2024-00118 | Suspect |
Lakeridge Gardens | Long Term Care Home | 680 Harwood Ave S Ajax L1S 2J4 | 5E | Respiratory/Direct Contact | COVID-19 | 09-May-24 | 09-May-24 | 2230-2024-81758 | Suspect |
Port Perry Villa | Retirement Home | 15987 Simcoe Street Port Perry L9L 1N5 | 2nd Floor | Respiratory/Direct Contact | COVID-19 | 12-May-24 | 13-May-24 | 2230-2024-81780 | Confirmed |
Fairview Lodge | Long Term Care Home | 632 Dundas Street West Whitby L1N5S3 | Cullen Gardens | Respiratory / Direct Contact | Respiratory Infection Unspecified | 10-May-24 | 13-May-24 | 2230-2024-00119 | Suspect |
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