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There's now six confirmed COVID-19 cases at the Chartwell Malaspina Care Residence in Nanaimo. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
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COVID-19 outbreak at Nanaimo long-term care home expands with additional case

Jan 1, 2021 | 6:42 PM

NANAIMO – The outbreak at a Nanaimo long-term care home has grown.

Island Health announcing around 6 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2021 an additional case of COVID-19 was discovered at the Chartwell Malaspina Care Residence.

Six cases were confirmed since the Christmas weekend.

The new case is in a separate unit as the first five, but both are within the first floor of the care home.