The primary care unit at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. is the site of a COVID-19 outbreak, health officials said Sunday.
"Nine patients and one staff member have tested positive for COVID-19 in association with the outbreak, and monitoring and testing is underway to identify any additional cases," officials said.
In response, cleaning and monitoring for symptoms among staff and patients have been stepped up and access to the unit has been restricted to essential visitors only and movement of staff and patients between areas of the hospital has been limited.
"Public health officials will be monitoring the situation carefully over coming weeks and will only declare the outbreak over when they are confident that chains of transmission have been stopped," officials said.
