COVID-19 Outbreak at Pembroke, Ont. Dental Office Blamed on Visitor From Lockdown Zone

The top doctor at the Renfrew County and District Health Unit is blaming a visitor from a locked down part of Ontario for a COVID-19 outbreak at a Pembroke dentist’s office.

The RCDHU sent a media release on Sunday confirming three staff at the unidentified office had tested positive for COVID-19.

“Two confirmed cases that are linked within the organization meets the provincial guideline for the declaration of a workplace outbreak,” the RCDHU said. “RCDHU is working closely with the Pembroke dental office to ensure necessary measures continue to be in place to protect all staff and the public.”

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