Health Care Facility Outbreaks

When a higher-than-average number of people who live and work in a health care facility are sick with similar symptoms. Visitors entering may be at risk of getting sick or taking the illness home to others.

Current outbreaks

Outbreak listings are updated daily from Monday to Friday.

If you are visiting a facility during an outbreak, consider taking certain precautions.

Review outbreak inspection results for facilities.

Facility / Unit Declared Modified Organism Type
Loyalist Retirement Home
190 King St.
St. Catharines
905-641-4422

Entire Facility
October 28, 2025
COVID-19 Respiratory
Chippawa Creek at Bella Care Residence
8720 Willoughby Drive
Niagara Falls
905-295-2727

Vineyards Unit
October 25, 2025
COVID-19 Respiratory
Seasons Welland
163 First Ave.
Welland
905-735-5333

Memory Care Unit
October 21, 2025 October 24, 2025
Organism Identified
Rhinovirus Respiratory

Prevent the spread of infection

Niagara Region Public Health works with facilities and provide infection prevention and control best practices to manage outbreaks.

Watch the COVID-19 in Niagara outbreak management video.

For more information, call 905-688-8248 ext. 7590 or 1-888-505-6074 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.).

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