Hospital Outbreak

• Visitors barred from Bracebridge hospital after COVID-19 outbreak declared

  A facility-wide COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital site in Bracebridge. The outbreak currently includes eight patients and six staff.

  Health

  Nov 15, 2023
  
• More Alberta hospitals add masking requirements

  A total of 14 Alberta Health Services sites are now using the enhanced masking directive two weeks after it was put in place by the provincial health authority.

  Health

  Oct 24, 2023
  
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• COVID-19: Six deaths in B.C., hospitalizations hit 500 amid new health-care outbreaks

  There were six new deaths reported Wednesday, bringing B.C.'s pandemic-related death toll to 2,455.

  Health

  Jan 12, 2022
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• 51 Omicron cases in Edmonton hospital outbreak; 4 Alberta hospital outbreaks with Omicron

  The fast-spreading Omicron variant is now connected to four Alberta hospital outbreaks according to Alberta Health Services.

  Health

  Jan 6, 2022
• COVID-19 outbreak declared at Lakeshore General hospital: health officials

  Authorities say the affected staff is isolating at home and that the situation is being carefully monitored.

  Health

  Dec 24, 2021
• N.S. Health shares investigation update, lessons learned from COVID-19 outbreak at Halifax infirmary

  During the outbreak in the spring, 21 people in the affected unit tested positive and three people died from COVID-19.

  Health

  Oct 6, 2021
• COVID-19 outbreak declared at Prince George hospital, 10 infected

  The COVID-19 outbreak involves nine patients and one staff member in the Primary Care Medical Unit of Prince George's University Hospital of Northern B.C.

  Health

  Sep 26, 2021
• KHSC takes stock of vaccinated staff after hospital COVID-19 outbreak ends

  KHSC says it's working to ensure that its staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but that it has no legal authority to mandate vaccinations.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2021
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• COVID-19: KGH outbreak climbs to 12 active cases

  KFLA Public Health are reporting three new COVID-19 cases linked to the outbreak at Kingston General Hospital. This brings the total active case count to 12.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2021
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• COVID-19: Interior Health declares outbreak at Kelowna General Hospital

  Interior Health says two patients and one staff member in unit 3E at Kelowna General Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19.

  Health

  Jun 4, 2021