The Douglas Mental Health Institute is battling a COVID-19 outbreak in one of its units.
The regional health authority responsible for the hospital confirmed 23 patients are infected as of Friday.
“No employee tested positive,” said in a statement Hélène Bergeron-Gamache, a spokesperson for the CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal.
Patients who tested positive were transferred to a “hot zone” within the hospital.
“Fortunately, the majority of patients are asymptomatic or are experiencing mild symptoms,” Bergeron-Gamache said.
Visits to the hospital have been suspended. Those who were in contact with a diagnosed case are being contacted so they can get tested for the virus.
The Douglas is the designated hospital to receive all COVID-19-positive patients on the island who are clinically diagnosed with psychiatric conditions.