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Respiratory outbreak declared at Poplar Ridge Pavilion

Interior Health says a respiratory outbreak is affecting a Trail long-term care facility.

The outbreak was declared Tuesday at Poplar Ridge Pavilion, which is attached to Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital.

There are eight resident cases.

While a number of other facilities in the Okanagan are experiencing similar outbreaks, this is the only one in the West Kootenay/Boundary.

Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He has recently published a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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