NHS Fife can confirm a cluster of confirmed COVID-19 cases associated with Canmore Lodge Care Home in Dunfermline.

A total of 35 residents within the home have tested positive for COVID-19. A further 32 staff at Canmore Lodge Care Home have also tested positive.

Sadly, there have also been a small number of deaths amongst care home residents who tested positive for COVID-19. The exact number of those who have died at the home after contracting COVID-19 is too small to release for reasons of confidentiality, however, NHS Fife can confirm that the number is less than 5.

NHS Fife Deputy Director of Public Health, Dr Esther Curnock, said:

“We’re saddened by the deaths at Canmore Lodge Care Home and our thoughts are very much with their families’ and loved ones at this really difficult time.

“We are working alongside our colleagues in the Fife Health and Social Care Partnership and Fife Council’s Environmental Health Service to support the managers of the care home to try and prevent further transmission of the virus, and ensure that the standard of care for all residents is maintained.”

Anyone experiencing the well-established symptoms of COVID-19, regardless of how mild, should immediately self-isolate and arrange a test using the NHS inform website www.nhsinform.scot or by calling 0800 028 2816.

A local online support hub has been created to provide information on testing for COVID-19 and updates on the pandemic. Visit: www.nhsfife.org/coronavirus.