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Outbreak announced at Valley Regional Hospital Oct. 19

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A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at the Valley Regional Hospital after three patients in a non-COVID unit tested positive for the virus.

In an Oct. 19 release, health officials said out of the three patients who tested positive for COVID-19, one has been transferred to ICU.

All other affected patients are isolated as per infection control guidelines.

In addition to these measures, 50 in-patients, staff and physicians have been tested, with all other patients, staff and visitors identified as close contact to be tested.

An outbreak management team has also been established to support the hospital’s response.

Contact tracing and enhanced cleaning are underway. The release said the outbreak is limited, however, the sharing of information comes as a form of being transparent about the evolving situation.

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