NEWS RELEASE
ORILLIA SOLDIERS’ MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
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The COVID-19 outbreak on the Soldiers’ 1 medical unit at Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital has been declared over.
The 33-bed unit was brought out of outbreak status this morning. It was originally declared on Sept. 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.
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