{"id":13695,"date":"2020-05-04T16:03:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T20:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/?p=13695"},"modified":"2020-05-18T12:55:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T16:55:34","slug":"first-two-covid-19-deaths-in-eohu-region-at-pinecrest-nursing-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/first-two-covid-19-deaths-in-eohu-region-at-pinecrest-nursing-home\/","title":{"rendered":"First two COVID-19 deaths in EOHU region at Pinecrest Nursing Home"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

\"\"<\/img>Paramedics take samples at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Plantagenet, April 23. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nMay 4, 2020<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n

PLANTAGENET \u2014 Today, Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Medical Officer of Health at the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU), confirmed the first two deaths due to COVID-19 in the health unit\u2019s area.<\/p>\n

The female in her 70s and male in his 80s passed away from complications related to COVID-19 at the Pinecrest nursing home in Plantagenet, May 3, which is currently dealing with what was the EOHU\u2019s first outbreak of COVID-19 at a nursing home.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am saddened by this news. On behalf of the Board of Health and all EOHU staff, I am offering our condolences to the family and friends of the deceased residents,\u201d said Dr. Roumeliotis.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis tragic news reminds us that we must continue to work collectively through personal hygiene precautions and community-based public health measures, like physical distancing, to contain the virus and limit the number of cases and deaths.\u201d<\/p>\n

The EOHU has made testing of long-term care home staff and residents a priority. Testing is ongoing and all long-term care homes in its jurisdiction are scheduled to have been tested by the end of the week.<\/p>\n

The EOHU is reminding everyone across the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Prescott and Russell, and the City of Cornwall that precautionary measures are essential to protect the general public, including the most vulnerable, like seniors and people with pre-existing health conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile I acknowledge that social distancing takes a toll on the public, I am still urging people to stay home as much as possible and avoid all non-essential outings,\u201d said Dr. Roumeliotis. \u201cBesides protecting your family, it will help ensure that healthcare professionals can focus their
<\/br>
\nefforts on those who need it most.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n

Scroll down to share this article. Scroll down to search nationvalleynews.com. Scroll down to comment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n<\/hr>\n

<\/br>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n

Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Paramedics take samples at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Plantagenet, April 23. May 4, 2020 PLANTAGENET \u2014 Today, Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Medical Officer of Health at the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU), confirmed the first two deaths due to COVID-19 in the health unit\u2019s area. The female in her 70s and male in his 80s passed…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[120,162,161,157],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13695"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13695"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15692,"href":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13695\/revisions\/15692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}