A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared a Kingston construction site, says the medical officer of health for the region.

According to Dr. Kieran Moore, as of Tuesday, there are 32 COVID-19 cases associated with the site, making it the largest workplace COVID-19 outbreak seen in the region.

“I’m fairly certain we’ll have more positives throughout the week. We’re already actually starting to see secondary spread to family members,” Moore said in a call with members of the media Tuesday.

Moore would not identify the site, but said there were 110 regular workers at the location, and about 800 sub-contractors who went through the build over the last two weeks.

In an email, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 249, confirmed that the All Seniors Care jobsite at the Midland Avenue and Princess Street intersection in Kingston has been closed due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

“From our perspective, what happened here is a clear example of the risks that construction workers, like all other essential workers, are having to run during this pandemic and we urge the government to make sure that all essential jobsites are as safe as they can be and that vaccines be made available to the workers on these jobsites as quickly as possible,” a statement from the union said.

The Ministry of Labour said it was notified of the outbreak Tuesday, and the employer is Pomerleau Construction. Pomerleau has yet to offer comment for this story, nor has it confirmed its site is the at the centre of the outbreak.

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