A person wears a protective face mask to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 as they walk past the emergency department of the Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Two more units have been added to a COVID-19 outbreak declared at Vancouver General Hospital. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
February 24, 2021 - 5:49 AM
VANCOUVER - Two more units have been added to a COVID-19 outbreak declared at Vancouver General Hospital.
A statement from Vancouver Coastal Health says outbreaks are underway on inpatient units T-14-G and T-11-G in the highrise tower of the hospital's Jim Pattison Pavilion.
The health authority says the outbreaks are in addition to one declared Sunday in unit T-10-C in the same tower.
The statement says, in total, 16 patients and 13 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19.
Visits to all three units have been suspended, except for end-of-life compassionate visits, and the hospital says infection prevention and control protocols are underway to prevent further transmission.
Coastal Health says the rest of the hospital, including the emergency room, remain open and operating as usual.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 24, 2021.
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