Outbreaks at three Calgary hospitals: PLC, Foothills and Rockyview
Posted Nov 22, 2020 3:28 pm.
Last Updated Nov 23, 2020 11:09 am.
CALGARY (660 NEWS) – Three Calgary hospitals have declared COVID-19 outbreaks this weekend.
A patient and a health-care worker on a general medicine unit at the Peter Lougheed Centre have both tested positive for the virus.
That outbreak was announced Saturday.
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“All precautions are being taken to reduce the risk of transmission among patients and health care workers on the unit, including enhanced cleaning and symptom screening,” said Alberta Health Services in a statement.
“Contact tracing has been conducted to identify anyone who may be at risk for exposure.”
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The Peter Lougheed Centre isn’t the only hospital dealing with an outbreak in the province.
Foothills Medical Centre had two patients test positive for COVID-19 on Friday. One patient linked to that outbreak has since died.
At Rockyview General Hospital, five more patients have tested positive from an outbreak declared Thursday.
Fifty-five health care workers have been restricted from the hospital because of outbreaks this month.
