COVID-19 outbreak declared at Ridge Meadows Hospital

Officials in the Fraser Health region have declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Ridge Meadows Hospital after two patients tested positive for the coronavirus.

The outbreak is in the hospital’s general rehab unit, which is temporarily closed to admissions.

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The hospital, including the emergency department, remains fully operational, Fraser Health said.

Fraser Health confirmed earlier in the week that teams are responding to coronavirus outbreaks at two privately-operated senior living facilities.

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Seven people at the Rideau Retirement Residence in Burnaby have tested positive for the coronavirus. The five residents and two employees are in self-isolation in their own homes.

Last week, Vancouver Coastal Health declared an outbreak of COVID-19 in one unit at Vancouver General Hospital.

The health authority said patients in T12A, the respiratory unit, have tested positive for the coronavirus.

— With files from Srushti Gangdev