Facility outbreak notices

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Latest facility outbreak notice update: September 18, 2026

Facilities in Lanark, Leeds and Grenville Counties

Respiratory outbreaks

Facility type: Retirement home

Unit/area: Facility-wide

Location: Perth, Ontario

Type of outbreak: Respiratory

Pathogen: Rhinovirus

Date of onset of first case: September 13, 2026

Date outbreak declared: September 18, 2026

Date outbreak declared over:

Facility type: Long-term care home

Unit/area: Blackburn unit

Location: Smiths Falls, Ontario

Type of outbreak: Respiratory

Pathogen: Rhinovirus

Date of onset of first case: September 5, 2026

Date outbreak declared: September 8, 2026

Date outbreak declared over:

Facility type: Long-term care home

Unit/area: Facility-wide

Location: Perth, Ontario

Type of outbreak: Respiratory

Pathogen: Unknown

Date of onset of first case: September 2, 2026

Date outbreak declared: September 9, 2026

Date outbreak declared over: September 18, 2026

Enteric outbreaks

There are currently no enteric outbreaks in Lanark, Leeds and Grenville Counties.

Facilities in Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington

Respiratory outbreaks

Facility type: Hospital

Unit/area: CVC

Location: Napanee, Ontario

Type of outbreak: Respiratory

Pathogen: Unknown

Date of onset of first case: September 15, 2026

Date outbreak declared: September 15, 2026

Date outbreak declared over:

Facility type: Retirement home

Unit/area: Facility-wide

Location: Kingston, Ontario

Type of outbreak: Respiratory

Pathogen: Parainfluenza

Date of onset of first case: September 10, 2026

Date outbreak declared: September 11, 2026

Date outbreak declared over:

Facility type: Long-term care home

Unit/area: Sydenham 4

Location: Kingston, Ontario

Type of outbreak: Respiratory

Pathogen: Rhinovirus

Date of onset of first case: September 6, 2026

Date outbreak declared: September 10, 2026

Date outbreak declared over:

Facility type: Long-term care home

Unit/area: Cedarwood Unit

Location: Napanee, Ontario

Type of outbreak: Respiratory

Pathogen: Unknown

Date of onset of first case: September 10, 2026

Date outbreak declared: September 10, 2026

Date outbreak declared over:

Enteric outbreaks

There are currently no enteric outbreaks in Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington.

Facilities in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties

Respiratory outbreaks

Facility type: Retirement home

Unit/area: Facility-wide (TCU-High-Risk)

Location: Belleville, Ontario

Type of outbreak: Respiratory

Pathogen: Rhinovirus

Date of onset of first case: September 7, 2026

Date outbreak declared: September 14, 2026

Date outbreak declared over:

Facility type: Long-term care home

Unit/area: Facility-wide

Location: Trenton, Ontario

Type of outbreak: Respiratory

Pathogen: Rhinovirus

Date of onset of first case: September 8, 2026

Date outbreak declared: September 9, 2026

Date outbreak declared over:

Facility type: Long-term care home

Unit/area: Facility-wide

Location: Picton, Ontario

Type of outbreak: Respiratory

Pathogen: Unknown

Date of onset of first case: September 4, 2026

Date outbreak declared: September 8, 2026

Date outbreak declared over:

Enteric outbreaks

There are currently no enteric outbreaks in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties.

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