COVID outbreak declared at Guelph General Hospital
Guelph General Hospital has declared a COVID outbreak on Thursday after two patients contracted the virus while in the facility.
A release sent out Thursday said the outbreak is confined to the hospital's 4 East unit.
Several steps have been taken to reduce spread of the virus, including "putting all patients in the unit in appropriate additional precautions, COVID testing of all patients in the unit, closing the unit to visitors except for compassionate grounds and increasing the cleaning being done including frequent cleaning of high touch and high traffic areas," the release said.
The outbreak was declared in consultation with Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health.
New masking rules at hospital
Following an outbreak earlier in the month, the hospital enacted new masking rules.
Masks are required in clinical areas of the hospital, such as nursing stations, patient rooms and waiting rooms. Since the requirements are in the first phase, masks are not required in non-clinical areas.
The hospital has masking stations at entrances and nursing stations.
